On Fri, 25 Jan 2013, Craig Cook wrote:
We have around 200TB of dev/QA storage that is across 3 SAN's. (EMC VMAX and
IBM XIV's)
Servers are AIX, Solaris and VMware.
We are looking to replace it with cheaper storage.
I would be interested in build-your-own-NAS solutions, but I am not sure wh
On 2013-01-24 at 21:51 +, Edward Ned Harvey (lopser) wrote:
> Could it be? Maybe it's actually possible to safely deploy an AD
> server into a DMZ or on the WAN, which their clients use for things
> like passwords resets and stuff? Literally available on the public
> internet? I certainly ha
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:45:39AM -0600, Dave Caplinger wrote:
>
> Otherwise, back to the original topic -- another possible product
> to consider is Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 74xx line. It's
> "relatively" inexpensive compared to EMC Clariion or Isilon, NetApp,
> or Dell Compellent or
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:45:39AM -0600, Dave Caplinger wrote:
> On Jan 25, 2013, at 10:59 AM, Andrew Hume wrote:
>
> > we have tried the backblaze route (we built 5) and would neither do it
> > again nor advise anyone to do teh same.
>
> Since you seem to have specific experience, can you shar
Hi,
For really cheap Tier 3 SAN storage we have used a UK supplier of systems built
on Open-E http://www.open-e.com/partners/certified-systems/
For Tier 2 we have used Nexsan http://www.nexsan.com/ SATABoys, SATABeasts and
E-Series and found their systems and support to be excellent
For Tie
On Jan 25, 2013, at 10:59 AM, Andrew Hume wrote:
> we have tried the backblaze route (we built 5) and would neither do it
> again nor advise anyone to do teh same.
Since you seem to have specific experience, can you share any more details on
why you don't recommend it?
Otherwise, back to the o
Hi Andrew-
On Jan 25, 2013, at 11:59 AM, Andrew Hume wrote:
> we have tried the backblaze route (we built 5) and would neither do it
> again nor advise anyone to do teh same.
I'm always interested in learning from your experiences and this is a bit of a
tease. Would
you be willing to say a bit
isilon is NAS, they don't (currently as I understand it) have SAN
options. But for NAS, it certainly does look really really nice.
Andrew> have you looked at isilon?
Andrew> On Jan 25, 2013, at 7:07 AM, Craig Cook wrote:
>> We have around 200TB of dev/QA storage that is across 3 SAN's. (EMC V
Craig> We have around 200TB of dev/QA storage that is across 3
Craig> SAN's. (EMC VMAX and IBM XIV's) Servers are AIX, Solaris and
Craig> VMware.
Is this NFS storage, or do you export LUNs to your servers? What are
you goals?
Craig> We are looking to replace it with cheaper storage.
What about
> I think the real crux of the matter is how fast you need it to be.
This is a key question. The short answer is "I don't know". We have many over
engineered systems here. I know we don't need the Ferrari type systems that we
currently have. Not sure what "good enough" looks like though.
We have Dell Compellent (we had them before Dell) in house as well as
Isilon.
The Compellent hardware is more like a standard two-controller system
(though they do virtual ports so it's a slight step up from
active/passive). It's comparable to the EMC Clariion type of array in that
sense, but the
If you really want to get into DIY, this looks like a fun place to start:
http://www.heartlandcomputers.com/chenbro-rm91250-black-extended-atx-ceb-rackmount-9u-chassis-with-1620w-psu/
It's just what it sounds like - an empty 9U rackmount chassis, with fifty drive
bays. Add your own motherboard, f
Hi Edward,
I know the Cisco VPN Client that we use (and its successor, Cisco
AnyConnect) can be installed in a mode that launches the VPN client
before the Windows login screen comes up. (The user can decline the VPN
connection if desired.) This "VPN-before-login" functionality would
allow the
have you looked at isilon?
On Jan 25, 2013, at 7:07 AM, Craig Cook wrote:
> We have around 200TB of dev/QA storage that is across 3 SAN's. (EMC VMAX and
> IBM XIV's)
>
> Servers are AIX, Solaris and VMware.
>
> We are looking to replace it with cheaper storage.
>
> I would be interested in bu
we have tried the backblaze route (we built 5) and would neither do it
again nor advise anyone to do teh same.
if i were to offer advice (and you really have not supplied enough details),
i believe that most of the issues in a SAN are
1) cheap reliable attachment of disks
2) balancing of disk to (
We were looking at EMC's Isilon over the Summer. It seemed to be a good
next step above "roll your own" cost wise and had some pretty good
features. We are pretty heavily invested in netapp though and trying to
not sprawl. Negotiations continue...
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Craig,
I use equallogix and like it, but it can be expensive. You may want to
look at Silicon Mechanics ZFS based storage at:
http://www.siliconmechanics.com/i43372/zstax-storage-solutions-nexentastor.php
as it would be cheaper and may meet your needs. If you really want to
roll your own c
Since you mention "build-your-own" -- have you seen the projects designed
by Backblaze?
http://blog.backblaze.com/2011/07/20/petabytes-on-a-budget-v2-0revealing-more-secrets/
135TB for ~$7,500
Scroll down to the bottom of the posting and you'll see a breakdown of all
the parts and costs.
Might
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Craig Cook wrote:
> We have around 200TB of dev/QA storage that is across 3 SAN's. (EMC VMAX and
> IBM XIV's)
>
> Servers are AIX, Solaris and VMware.
>
> We are looking to replace it with cheaper storage.
>
> I would be interested in build-your-own-NAS solutions,
I've heard good things about Dell's Compellent and Equallogic lines. I
think the real crux of the matter is how fast you need it to be.
--Matt
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Craig Cook wrote:
> We have around 200TB of dev/QA storage that is across 3 SAN's. (EMC VMAX
> and IBM XIV's)
>
> Serve
We have around 200TB of dev/QA storage that is across 3 SAN's. (EMC VMAX and
IBM XIV's)
Servers are AIX, Solaris and VMware.
We are looking to replace it with cheaper storage.
I would be interested in build-your-own-NAS solutions, but I am not sure what
to start looking at. (Netapp is too ex
I have my own ideas, but I'm not the only person in the organization, so I want
to ping you guys and see what you think, before I raise certain subjects with
the other IT folks.
You have an AD organization, and you need to support some users who work almost
exclusively remotely. You were able
I have my own ideas, but I'm not the only person in the organization, so I want
to ping you guys and see what you think, before I raise certain subjects with
the other IT folks.
You have an AD organization, and you need to support some users who work almost
exclusively remotely. You were able
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