+1 Seems lots of folks who have existing FC environments might be tempted to continue down that path, but if you don’t, and you’re looking at a primarily VM environment, ISCSI would probably fit your needs fine. Remember, you can also upgrade to 10GB Ethernet if you REALLY need that level of bandwidth (which you probably don’t).
From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 8:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: iSCSI SANs vs FibreChannel SANs I have 3 MD3000/3200i SANs and they work wonderfully. That being said I found that while the fiber has better throughput (we also have an old 2Gb EMC AX150 fiber SAN) It was a lot more expensive to set up (Fiber switches aren’t cheap) and of course you need some marginal capability in configuring said switch. John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 11:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: iSCSI SANs vs FibreChannel SANs Not a direct answer, but another shared storage option you could consider for that setup is an MD3XXX. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Oliver Marshall <oliver.marsh...@g2support.com> wrote: Hi Chaps We’re buying some bits to build a basic VM platform so that we can get rid of some old rack servers here. Being new to decent SANs (we have some crappy iscsi hardware that we just use for dumping scrap data on) what are peoples thoughts of iSCSI SANs vs FibreChannel SANs? We are planning on having two physical hosts (probably Dell PE710s running either Hyper-V or ESXi) with a lump of shared storage on a SAN but we are at odds here as to whether we should go iSCSI or FC. Any comments or suggestions? Olly ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin _____ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
