Re: Help me select a good RAID array

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"Tim Hentzel" <thentzel_at_yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message news: 8gk9f5$r$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> external storage devices are all pricey...
>
> i just finished a thorough evaluation of a number of different units
> (emc symmetrix, emc clariion, sun, network appliance and xiotech) and i
> was awfully impressed by clariion. the clariion system was reasonably
> (?) priced, and offered top-of-the-line functionality. in addition,
> since they were acquired by emc they can offer the same service levels.
>
> if you have some specific questions feel free to email me directly.
>
> tim
> http://www.codegarden.com
>
> In article <392d80e4$0$10880_at_senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>,
> herrera_at_MIT.EDU (Ramon F Herrera) wrote:
> >
> >
> > We are in the process of selecting a RAID array and
> > would like to elicit your comments, recommendations,
> > and experience with those devices.
> >
> > These are our requirements:
> >
> > - current host is a dual-CPU SPARC Enterprise 450,
> > in the future another similar (smaller) SPARC
> > will be added in cluster mode
> >
> > - the Sun server has a Fibre Channel adapter
> >
> > - the main application running will be Oracle 8i,
> > to be upgraded later to the Parallel Server option
> >
> > - the internal disks will be mirrored with a DPT PCI
> > card, they will contain Solaris and Oracle software.
> > Oracle data will be in the shared external array
> >
> > - the RAID array should be host independent
> >
> > - the disks are going to be 18GB IBM in a 0+1 RAID
> > configuration (4 disks per logical volume)
> >
> > So far I have looked into the Raidtec (www.raidtec.com)
> > FibreArray HI 12. The Raidtec stuff looks impressive on
> > paper but I am a little unconfortable because I have
> > no experience whatsoever with that company. Any of
> > you folks have experience with Raidtec products?
> >
> > I just read that IBM came up with a Fibre RAID Array,
> > but I am not sure if it is a product ready to be
> > deployed by an end user or if it is geared to OEMs.
> >
> > One thing I would really like to see is a recent review
> > of RAID arrays. Any pointers or URLs will be very
> > much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks for your insight.
> >
> > -Ramon F. Herrera
> >
> >
>
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Received on Fri May 26 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT