Re: Help me select a good RAID array

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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