I do agree with Noah that you need a NAS rather than a SAN, I've used several CNet NAS with satisfaction and they are not so expensive. Get closer to Computer Facilities for a quote, they are the CNET representative in Uganda. MEUYOU NOUMBA ISAAC II ICT Engineer Tel:+256(0)775261129 "Think of What you Want"
________________________________ De : Malcolm <[email protected]> À : Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> Envoyé le : Lun 15 Février 2010, 14 h 30 min 09 s Objet : Re: [LUG] SAN solution im mainly looking at the hardware but thanks. wil also look into the software. On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Okello Baldwin <[email protected]> wrote: I would suggest you have a look at FreeNAS and OpenFiler, These are direct Open Source competitors to your EMC and NetApp Solutions. > > > >On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Daniel Bwente <[email protected]> wrote: > >Has any one tried out Open Filler? >> >> >>On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Noah Sematimba <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> >>>On Feb 15, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Meuyou Noumba wrote: >>> >>>I've installed 2 SAN HP EVA and they are quite good. >>>> >>>>You can ask a quote with specifications of your needs to [email protected] >>>> >>>>He will find the relevant SAN for your infrastructure. >>>> >>>> >>>>- >>> >>>From what Malcolm has described, he needs a NAS not a SAN. I have done EVAs >>>before and they are very expensive, and purely SANs meaning you only access >>>them via FC and not iscsi or CIFS or NFS. Perhaps one of HP's NAS products >>>but most definitely not EVA. >>> >>>Noah. >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>LUG mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>%LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>>The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. >>>--------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >> >> Dan >> +256-071-2-552035 >> >>"You won't have eyes tonight. You won't have ears or a tongue. you will >>wander the underworld blind, deaf and dumb and all the dead will know; This >>is Hector: the fool who thought he killed Achilles." >> >>_______________________________________________ >>LUG mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>%LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >>The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. >>--------------------------------------- >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >LUG mailing list >[email protected] >http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >%LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. >--------------------------------------- > > > -- ~MCTS 70-640~ ~MCTS 70-642~ ~MCTS 72-643~ ~MCTS 72-680~ +256-774661330 +256-701661331 I aspire to Greatness and the Scope of my Goal will Determine the Height of My Ascension.
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