HW RAID can offload some I/O bandwidth from the system, but new systems, like Thumper, should have more than enough bandwidth, so why bother with HW RAID?
*devils advocate mode = on* Why bother you say... I'll asked the Storagetek division this, next time they come round asking (begging?) me to sell more kit. Guys, everything is HW RAID! .. why bother.. I'll rather sell zfs! What is the margin on zfs? Nothing!!! OMG. Let's sell services around zfs .. err, it's as easy to operate as switching on a light ... no takers? Hang on ... I can sell a Thumper ... but... 99% of my clients have heterougenious environments and NFS are not exactly Oracle DB material. Don't worry .. I'l target the Solaris only players ...Anybody there? ... (insert echo here) *sigh* I wish I was a programmer working on zfs ... then all the realities of being a sun partner just breezed past. *devil's advocate mode off* PS: Please don't flame .. bit of a tongue in the cheek moment. *hehe* _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
