My HP lefthand was under $30K *Canuck pricing* and has two nodes each with a controller. You can lose an entire node and still operate. It is fantastic and fast. John I think you've spent enough time researching and you're ready to decide on something. Get something name brand so you have support. It's like buying a car. Anything will get you from point a to point b. You've got to decide for yourself which features are important to you workplace and work flow. Then go for it.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:00 PM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com > wrote: > Ok…after looking at their website, I see they rep multiple manufacturers. > So perhaps instead of asking if I should be considering a different VENDOR, > I should be asking if there are any other **manufacturers** I should be > looking at in the sub-$30K range. J > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Perception_2] > > > > *From:* Terry Dickson [mailto:te...@treasurer.state.ks.us] > *Sent:* Monday, September 13, 2010 12:53 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: SAN vendors > > > > My Vendor of choice is http://storagebyeagle.com/ But then again they are > close by, and offer some extras that you will not find from anyone else I > have talked to. > > > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > *Sent:* Monday, September 13, 2010 11:49 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* SAN vendors > > > > Ok, I’m still in the market for a SAN. I got an IBM rep trying to sell me > one of their SANs (rebranded LSI Logic) and I have an HP vendor trying to > sell me a LeftHand. On the one hand (no pun intended,) the LeftHand comes > with pretty much everything I would ever want built-into the price. On the > other hand, the IBM is a dual-controller unit and I can just add drives as I > need them where with the LeftHand I’d be adding intelligence each time I > upgraded. There are pros and cons to each. I think both are similarly > priced (although the LeftHand solution may be a bit more expensive > up-front.) > > Not trying to start a flame war here, but I’m getting overwhelmed here… If > both had similar capabilities, what would you recommend here? Anyone else I > should be looking at in the “Budget SAN” range (<$30K for one SAN, including > setup, maintenance, etc.) > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Perception_2] > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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