Re: Help me select a good RAID array

We just put online a COMPAQ (DEC) RA-8000, fibre connected to 2 clustered Sun's. So far everything seems to be working good and I am very pleased with it. If you go this route and want the most redundant configuration, I would also suggest COMPAQ's SecurePath software.

Tom

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> > 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
> > >
Received on Wed Jun 21 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT