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Re: IBM AIX & Shark storage?

From: Bill Gentry <bgentryusa_at_lycos.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:21:13 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00481B25.20020619112113@fatcity.com>


 We, on the other hand, replaced our EMC devices with Sharks. ---Bill Gentry

   DBA
   Allina Hospitals & Clinics
   Minneapolis, MN

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On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 06:38:31  
 Peter Barnett wrote:

>I don't have any specifics but we were replacing all
>of our older storage with Sharks. The plan was
>developed a couple of years ago. As we get more
>experience with Sharks we are starting to look once
>again at EMC. Like I mentioned, no details but the
>storage folks have convinced a True Blue management to
>look at other options.
>
>
>--- Jack van Zanen <nlzanen1_at_EY.NL> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>>
>> We are not using them for our Oracle storage but
>> other apps.
>>
>> But according to the UNIX boys they are much faster
>> than the EMC symmetrix
>> that we have here for our oracle storage. Setup may
>> be different from a
>> point of recoverability, availability so it's a
>> little like comparing
>> apples to pears. They are fast though.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jack
>>
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>> "James Howerton"
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>> DBA's
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>> Anyone using IBM's Shark storage solution? What is
>> you're opinion?
>>
>> I understand it uses raid 5 :-( with a big cache in
>> front. I've talked
>> to a couple of DBA's that are using them and they
>> think they are great
>> and haven't experienced any problems with poor
>> performance (including
>> write speed).
>>
>> We've had a bad experience with Hitachi raid 5,
>> salesman said it was
>> great so the boss bought it.
>>
>> Thanks
>> ...JIM...
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>Pete Barnett
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>The Regence Group
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