Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-25 Thread Durf
Bullock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doesn't that use SATA drives? The MD3000i we purchased uses SAS drives. > > > > *From:* Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Friday, August 22, 2008 12:48 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: iSCSI SAN fo

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-25 Thread Matthew Bullock
Has anyone tried solutions from Compellent? http://www.compellent.com/ Any thoughts/comments? Matt From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 12:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use I echo the S500

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-25 Thread Jeremy Phillips
To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use I've seen a number of issues with them honestly. Performance issues aside... 1) Their support is absolutely useless. If your production S500 goes down on a Saturday morning, you may not get it back up until Mond

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-25 Thread gsweers
Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use I've seen a number of issues with them honestly. Performance issues aside... 1) Their support is absolutely useless. If your production S500 goes down on a Saturday morning, you may not get it back up until Monday as th

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-25 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Errr, the rebooting part sold me :) Wow... From: Jeremy Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 10:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use I've seen a number of issues with them honestly. Performance issues aside... 1)

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-25 Thread Jeremy Phillips
y biggest complaints. Thanks, Jeremy Phillips From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 6:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use Well tell us why! jlc From: Jeremy Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August

Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-22 Thread Joe Fox
e > that many would fit in a 5U box. > > Virtualized storage is way cool. > >*From:* Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> *Sent:* Friday, August 22, 2008 12:48 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use >> >&g

Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-22 Thread Robert Cato
rd to believe that many would fit in a 5U box. Virtualized storage is way cool. *From:* Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Friday, August 22, 2008 12:48 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use > > > > H, I can get the

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-22 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Well tell us why! jlc From: Jeremy Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 5:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use The S500/S550 series does use SATA drives. We use them in our test lab, but I would no longer consider using one

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-22 Thread Jeremy Phillips
Bullock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use Doesn't that use SATA drives? The MD3000i we purchased uses SAS drives. From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:48

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-22 Thread Matthew Bullock
Doesn't that use SATA drives? The MD3000i we purchased uses SAS drives. From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use H, I can get the S550 for over half of that cost with

Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-22 Thread Jon Harris
Aug 19, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >>> You couldn't handle it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Shook >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> *Sent:*

Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-22 Thread Don Ely
9, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You couldn't handle it. >> >> >> >> Shook >> >> >> >> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:38 PM >> *To:* N

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-22 Thread Matthew Bullock
The Dell MD3000i has been great for this. We got around 12TB usable for under 30K. Matt From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use I need some more IO and don't have time

Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
L PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:38 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use > > > > Man, I need to get some of that... > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Y

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-19 Thread Andy Shook
You couldn't handle it. Shook From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use Man, I need to get some of that... On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
2008 2:24 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use > > > > Equallogic is cheaper then an S550? I am seeing ~5k for an S550 w/o drives? > You sure? > > Thanks! > jlc > > > > *From:* Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-19 Thread Andy Shook
Yep and just sent you something off-list... Shook From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use Equallogic is cheaper then an S550? I am seeing ~5k for an S550 w/o drives? You

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-19 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Equallogic is cheaper then an S550? I am seeing ~5k for an S550 w/o drives? You sure? Thanks! jlc From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use JLC, Look at Equallogic. Better IO'

Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-19 Thread Mike Sullivan
+1 On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > JLC, > > Look at Equallogic. Better IO's and cheaper than S550's. If you need > a referral to the partner I used to get the primo pricing, let me know. > > > > Shook > > > > *From:* Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-19 Thread Andy Shook
JLC, Look at Equallogic. Better IO's and cheaper than S550's. If you need a referral to the partner I used to get the primo pricing, let me know. Shook From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: iSCSI SAN for esx

RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use

2008-08-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Th HP MSA 1510 is a relatively inexpensive iSCSI SAN. I think you can add either 2 or 4 shelves to it. Configuration is not that difficult. Mike Original Message: - From: Joseph L. Casale [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:53:51 -0600 To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software