Yes Net-APP was the exception that I referred to and I have not yet seen a
NAS come close to a SAN in terms of reliability and performance. I have
seen some direct attached storage that you can cluster with but I do not
know what is currently on the HCLC. As for concrete data I don't think you
will find any document directly comparing the two since there are so many
variables. As I mentioned you have to consider your requirements and they
may often be different than everyone else's. Speed should not be the only
factor in determining a storage solution. Ease of use / maintenance,
scalability, performance, reliability, HA, DR, misc. features etc all play a
big part in choosing the correct storage.
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Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
<goyald_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Andrew
> I agree with some of the comments. I was looking for some concrete data
> that I can use to backup these conclusions. BTW, I have few comments..
> 1. Micrsoft does support NAS subject to certain conditions. Please
> check http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=304261
>
> I think Network Appliance's device was only one certified till now..
>
> 2. I always thought that multi-port SCSI drive will allow me to create
> a database cluster without using a SAN. AM I not correct?
>
>
> Thanks
>
Received on Sun Dec 18 2005 - 12:43:55 CST
