On Tue, 2010-02-09 at 16:17 -0600, howard_sho...@dell.com wrote:
> Thank you very much for your comments and feedback regarding exclusive use of
> Dell drives. It is common practice in enterprise storage solutions to limit
> drive support to only those drives which have been qualified by the vendor.
> In the case of Dell's PERC RAID controllers, we began informing customers
> when a non-Dell drive was detected with the introduction of PERC5 RAID
> controllers in early 2006. With the introduction of the PERC H700/H800
> controllers, we began enabling only the use of Dell qualified drives.
>
> There are a number of benefits for using Dell qualified drives in particular
> ensuring a positive experience and protecting our data.
>
> While SAS and SATA are industry standards there are differences which occur
> in implementation. An analogy is that English is spoken in the UK, US and
> Australia. While the language is generally the same, there are subtle
> differences in word usage which can lead to confusion. This exists in storage
> subsystems as well. As these subsystems become more capable, faster and more
> complex, these differences in implementation can have greater impact.
>
> Benefits of Dell's Hard Disk and SSD drives are outlined in a white paper on
> Dell's web site at
> http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pvaul/en/dell-hard-drives-pov.pdf
We anxiously wait for further lock-ins. I do have a recommendation
to be considered on marketoids' closest quarterly meeting: support
for Dell-blessed expansion cards only.
No more wild expansion PCI cards - Delltwork Dellterface cards
should be enough for everyone! With God's help all Dell
customers will be connecting to Dellternet over time.
--
Mirosław "Psyborg" Jaworski
GCS/IT d- s+:+ a C++$ UBI++++$ P+++$ L- E--- W++(+++)$ N++ o+ K- w-- O-
M- V- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP t 5? X+ R++ !tv b++(+++) DI++ D+ G e* h++ r+++ y?
"The trouble with children is that they're not returnable."
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