On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Torrey McMahon wrote:

> Al Hopper wrote:
> >
> > Now your accounting folks are going to be asking you to justify the
> > purchase of that hi-end SAN box.... and why you're not using ZFS
> > everywhere.  :)
> >
> > Oh - and the accounting folks love it when you tell them there's no
> > ongoing cost of ownership - because Joe Screwdriver can swap out a failed
> > Seagate 500Gb SATA drive after he picks up a replacement from Frys on his
> > lunch break!
>
> Because ZFS doesn't run everywhere.
> Because most low end JBODs are "low end" for a reason. They aren't as
> reliable, have crappy monitoring, etc.

Agreed.  There will never be one screwdriver that fits everything.  I was
simply trying to re-inforce my point.

> Fix those two things when you get a chance. ;)

Have a good weekend Torrey (and zfs-discuss).

Regards,

Al Hopper  Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX.  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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