[NCLUG] Favorite NAS

[Mike Loseke]

 Depending on how you want to configure it, the LSI solution may or may
not be a good solution for you. If you want a simple side-attached RAID
then they are pretty solid boxes. If you want something comparable to a
Network Appliance in functionality and performance then they get complicated
in a muliple vendor, no single source of equipment, type of way. (There are
some OEM vendors, like Compaq, who do but I've no experience with any of
them.)

 For instance, we have a couple with this sort of setup: LSI RAID shelves,
Sun/HP head (or dual head), Veritas filesystem and JNI fibre-channel
controllers. Yep, 4 different vendors to choose from. If you like playing
along with the finger-pointing game when something doesn't work, this is
the setup for you. Anyone looking at these for high-availability wouldn't
exactly be impressed with some of the availability numbers ours in-house
are showing.

 For a pricepoint of 15K or less you're going to be looking at something
homemade maybe. I'm just not used to spending less than 80K on a RAID. :-)


Thus spake Les Watkinson:
> Hi, 
> I really can't comment on the prices. I'm sure it's in
> the $billions or $trillions, but here is a link to a
> site for my favorite network storage company. This
> looks like high end stuff but they say it's scalable
> and also supports UNIX and LINUX. 
> http://www.lsilogicstorage.com/products/netstorage/index.html
> 
> Check out the specs. You'll have to call marketing for
> a pricing and applications.
> 
> Les Watkinson
> LSI Logic technician.
> 
> --- "Stephen G. Smith" <ss2chef at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Can anyone recommend their favorite Network Attached
> > Storage unit?
> > Up front I need 350 to 450 Gigabyte with extra bays
> > for growth.
> > Need connectivity support for IRIX, Linux, and
> > Windows (SMB).
> > I have found so many to choose from I though the
> > experts here might
> > have like one or the other better..
> > 
> > This project does not require NAS and could go with
> > external server
> > attached..
> > Would like to stay under $15,000
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Stephen


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