Ski, If you haven't seen it yet, make sure to check out their videos at Tech Field Day. I've been to their offices a few times, and they do have a really good product, from everything I've seen:
http://techfieldday.com/sponsor/tintri/ --Matt On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Ski Kacoroski <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I have done a lot of research in the last few days on the Tintri and > am wondering if anyone else here has experience with it for server > virutalization (not VDI). From my research it really seems to be a > breakthrough technology as it is based on vm and vmdk, not on luns so they > can do all kinds of neat things that you cannot do with a traditional SAN > (map io/latency to a vmdk, replicate at vm level, etc.). So if you have > one, I would appreciate your comments on what you think about it. > > cheers, > > ski > > PS: Adam, thanks for mentioning them. > > > On 08/05/2013 09:35 AM, Ski Kacoroski wrote: > >> Adam, >> >> I have not looked at either of these options. My existing use is: >> >> - sata: 75% writes, 1600 iops with 3300 iops peak >> >> - hybrid: 49% writes, 2000 iops with 5000 iops peak >> >> I am looking for something that can grow my hybrid array and eventually >> in a year or two take over all the Equallogic arrays as they are EOL by >> Dell. >> >> cheers, >> >> ski >> >> >> On 08/05/2013 09:23 AM, Adam Levin wrote: >> >>> Are you firm on SAN? Have you looked at either Tintri or Tegile for a >>> NAS datastore? The Tintri in particular is extremely easy to set up. >>> The Tegile is a bit more powerful (and does both SAN and NAS, your >>> choice). They also dedupe, which is great for VMWare. They both have >>> full plugin support and are pretty nifty hybrid technology (some NL-SAS, >>> some SSD). >>> >>> What are your requirements for performance and capacity? >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Michael Ryder <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Are you on ESXi5 or greater? >>> >>> One thing to consider is whether your chosen storage supports VAAI >>> >>> http://kb.vmware.com/**selfservice/microsites/search.** >>> do?language=en_US&cmd=**displayKC&externalId=1021976<http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1021976> >>> >>> >>> I know that HP and EMC provide VAAI drivers for most of their gear, >>> across the past few years. >>> >>> You may want to review whether there are VAAI drivers for the Nimble >>> that you select: >>> >>> http://communities.vmware.com/**thread/436331?start=0&tstart=0<http://communities.vmware.com/thread/436331?start=0&tstart=0> >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Ski Kacoroski <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am looking for a new SAN for my 7 node, 200+ vm vmware >>> cluster. I currently have a Dell Equallogic SAN with one hybrid >>> node (completely full so I need to add on more fast storage >>> space) and 5 regular nodes of which 3 are going to be EOL by >>> Dell in a year (for no good reason). I have narrowed my choices >>> down to EMC (because I already have a VNX for NAS services), >>> Fujitsu, and Nimble Storage. >>> >>> From what I can see, the EMC and Fujitsu are your old school >>> style of SAN with lots of smaller disks to get the IOPs needed >>> and lots of flexibility (and more complexity) in setting them up >>> while Nimble is using software algorithms to get performance and >>> they focus on simplicity (kind of like the Dell). I am tempted >>> by the Nimble as I work in a very resource constrained >>> environment and simple is good, but I am a bit concerned about >>> how they will perform over a variety of workloads. >>> >>> So I appreciate your thoughts on Nimble vs traditional SAN's. >>> What workloads does a Nimble not do well on? Are there any >>> special features to a Fujitsu or EMC VNX that would make them >>> better with vmware? >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> cheers, >>> >>> ski >>> >>> -- >>> "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it >>> connected to the entire universe" John Muir >>> >>> Chris "Ski" Kacoroski, [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>, 206-501-9803 <tel:206-501-9803> >>> or ski98033 on most IM services >>> ______________________________**___________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected].**org<[email protected]> >>> > >>> >>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-__**bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss<https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-__bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss> >>> >>> <https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-**bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss<https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss> >>> > >>> This list provided by the League of Professional System >>> Administrators >>> http://lopsa.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected].**org<[email protected]> >>> > >>> >>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-**bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss<https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss> >>> This list provided by the League of Professional System >>> Administrators >>> http://lopsa.org/ >>> >>> >>> >> > -- > "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it > connected to the entire universe" John Muir > > Chris "Ski" Kacoroski, [email protected], 206-501-9803 > or ski98033 on most IM services > ______________________________**_________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-**bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss<https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss> > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? 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