[AusNOG] SAN - NetApp vs EMC vs EqualLogic (kinda off topic)

[Matt Moor]

I'd take a squiz at HDS as well. They don't have the mindshare of NetApp 
or EMC, but their hardware is the best performing and most reliable I've 
ever played with. Roughly speaking, this has been my experience:

NetApp: Great software, slightly braindead for block storage (LUNs are 
just sparse files on it's filesystem you "map" to block exports), 
hardware has to be spec'd right to get the performance you expect (but 
the sales teams are good with this), and the back-end block size 
limitation (WAFL, the internal FS, is fixed at 4KB) can be crippling for 
some applications.

EMC: Haven't played a heap with these guys, but they seem to be good at 
meeting the general case - reasonable software on reasonable hardware, 
not great at either.

Dell: (They bought EqualLogic) - haven't played with the EL branded 
stuff, but my experience with the MD3xxx series kit is your typical dell 
one, cheap, nasty, but plentiful.

HDS: Software can take a bit of understanding - Japanese to English 
translations aren't always the best - but the hardware is rock-solid and 
very high performance.

For my use case (extreme reliability and performance), we went with a 
HDS USPVM, and haven't looked back. The support organisation has been 
really, really good too.

Cheers,

Matt

On 14/07/10 8:50 PM, James Braunegg wrote:
> Hey guys were in the market for a new iSCSI SAN, I know this list is mainly about networking but we are looking at acquiring another SAN (network storage) Does anyone have any suggestions or know any good Melbourne based sales rep from NetApp, EMC or EqualLogic.
>
> I'm currently only looking at iSCSI not FC for this application.
>
> Kindest Regards
>
> James Braunegg
> W:  1300 769 972  |  M:  0488 997 207 |  D:  (03) 9751 7616
> E:   james.braunegg at micron21.com  |  ABN:  85 126 029 203  
>
>
> This message is intended for the addressee named above. It may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose it to anyone other than the addressee. If you have received this message in error please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer.
>
> _______________________________________________
> AusNOG mailing list
> AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
>