[plug] SAN Advice

[Nathan Alberti]

Go NAS (NFS), simpler, more flexible and typically cheaper to  
implement than SAN, you will get as good if not better performance  
than ISCSI/FC with the right combination of NIC's, Switches and NFS  
server config.

Nathan.

On 26/10/2007, at 9:05 AM, Mark Slatem wrote:

> Paul,
>
> Thanks for the advice and the link you provided. The inquirer url  
> shows the exact device we have been quoted on, the given price  
> includes 1 x 100GB and 6 x 750GB Seagate SATA Drives. At the moment  
> we are undecided on the SAN VS NAS, what is your opinion on both  
> considering we want to run virtual machines on them. Also if we went  
> for the "Intel Storage Creek 2" what OS flavor would you recommend?
>
> Mark.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 08:33 +0800, Paul Antoine wrote:
>>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Do you need a SAN or a NAS?
>>
>> The info I have seems to indicate that you could run Linux on the  
>> Intel
>> box if you wished as it's really just a server with lots of drive  
>> bays
>> at the front :-)
>>
>> Does the $10,000 include any drives?  Is it the version with the RAID
>> controller?
>>
>> Here's a link to the release from the Inquirer:
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2007/04/16/intel-updates-storage-offerings
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> P.
>>
>> BTW: I pointed my friend Casper at the Drobo, which runs Linux.  They
>> are apparently producing an gigabit ethernet version to compliment  
>> the
>> current USB2.0 version which has had good reviews. Casper contacted
>> Drobo about an Australian distributor - they said they're working  
>> on a
>> 240v version to satisfy global requirements. http://www.drobo.com
>>
>> Silly American companies often save a few $$s by putting in a 110v  
>> only
>> switchmode PSU...  always bites them in the bum by delaying time to
>> market elsewhere in the world.
>>
>>
>> Mark Slatem wrote:
>> > Hey all, I have been tasked with finding some sort of storage  
>> solution
>> > that will be going into a rack. The primary use will be to host  
>> virtual
>> > machines and automate backups from other servers in the racks. I  
>> would
>> > like to go with something that does not break the bank, as we are a
>> > small outfit with a budget to match.
>> >
>> > I have been given a quote from for a Intel Storage Server "McKay  
>> Creek",
>> > for around $10 000 but was horrified to see that its OS is  
>> gasp!....
>> > wait for it "Windows Server 2003 Std".  I cringed in horror when  
>> I saw
>> > this,  as  there is  just no way that I am going to trust vital  
>> data to
>> > a storage server running "Windows", and I can't understand why they
>> > would choose to bundle this device as they have.
>> >
>> > Can anyone recommend a Linux based storage SAN device that would  
>> meet my
>> > requirements, or put forth experience in using one.
>> >
>> >
>> >  
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