[AusNOG] 10gbit iSCSI SAN's which support active sync across multiply enclosures

[Alex Samad - Yieldbroker]

Hi


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-
> bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Scott Arentz
> Sent: Monday, 14 May 2012 12:00 AM
> To: James Andrewartha
> Cc: ausnog at ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] 10gbit iSCSI SAN's which support active sync across
> multiply enclosures
> 
> Hi James
> 
> I've been playing in the storage space for a number of years, and if there is
> one thing that I have learned, it's that whatever solution you adopt, it must
> suit all your needs.
> 
> 12 months ago, we went through a similar exercise, and starting with a clean
> slate, I looked at all the options available and met with vendors, techs, sales
> people etc.
> Our requirements were speed (large SQL DB's and a web app that needed to
> write,read,move,delete almost a million small files an hour from multiple
> hosts), redundancy (disk, PSU, controller, multi path, etc) and of course
> value.

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Just curious did HP offer or did you look at their 3Par solution ?

I have looked at that those in another job.

This time around I am looking at Equallogic . For us I think it is going to fit the bill (for the cost).

We have 1  1-2G MS SQL DB that we need to be synced.  

The rest are just VM's with pretty static data.  The IOP's are not high.


Alex


> In summary,
> HDS and EMC would be my first choice. Both are storage vendors with
> excellent reputations.
> HP are good, but not their own kit. Be wary of the final price. A fully spec'd
> system to your needs could be a lot more than the initial quotes.
> Netapp would be a perfect solution if large capacity,efficient storage is your
> goal. You sacrifice speed for  capacity however DELL, not sure whose kit
> they're using these days. It used to be low end EMC, but I think that's
> changed.
> 
> Anyway, that's my two cents based on my own experience
> 
> Regards
> 
> Scott
> 
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