Hi Stan- >> >> (Stan gives a great run-down on the economics of using a NetApp or >> even homegrown NFS filer versus using an object storage backend.) > > Tom I'm sorry I wasted your time with my initial response. >
No, you absolutely didn't waste my time, and it was certainly of great advantage to the list. I think it was a great write-up of the advantages and disadvantages of each different option. I know my situation isn't the standard one... >> I am quite familiar with NetApp, and EMC - I used to have a number of >> Celera file servers back in my BigFish/FrontBridge days. >> >> But now I'm in a situation where I have dozens of servers with spare >> storage bays and unused CPU cycles sitting in data centers where the >> power is already provisioned, and a DFS is what makes most sense for >> me now. > > Had I known these details above up front I wouldn't have responded. I > incorrectly assumed you were designing new infrastructure, wading into > new waters, because few are yet to deploy DFS for mailbox storage these > days. I think it's great that you did respond, and thanks for doing so. I know that this is wading into new waters...I'm just hoping I'm not really the very first :) >> So, I would like to ask once again- is anyone on the list using the >> object storage plugin for dovecot at any reasonably large scale, >> whether it's an in-house storage solution or S3? > > I'm hoping, as I'd guess you are, that someone will respond who is > already doing this. If someone has it working well it offers others > more storage options, which is always a good thing. Whether it costs > more or less than the other solutions, it may still be a better option > for some folks either way. Dovecot's commercial arm is certainly marketing the object storage. I'm just hoping someone is actually using it and can offer some guidance. Tom
