Interesting... I'll check them out.
Thanks,
Eric
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:02:21 -0700
> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Storage Spaces Options for Backup Target
> To: [email protected]
>
> Backblaze pod running Linux with Samba, or perhaps running Server 2012R2?
>
> https://www.backblaze.com/b2/storage-pod.html
> and
> https://www.backblaze.com/blog/open-source-data-storage-server/
>
> It does use a SuperMicro motherboard...
>
> Kurt
>
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 7:43 PM, Eric Morrison
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > For our backup environment, we use DPM on Hyper-V on a SOFS for dedup. Time
> > to replace the SOFS nodes and backend FC SAN as it’s really old.
> >
> >
> >
> > We’re looking at a few options and I was curious if anyone had any
> > experience with anything like this?
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. DataOn CiB which has two nodes running Windows Server 2012 R2 and
> > storage spaces as the SMB target for the DPM VMs.
> >
> > a. I personally like this option as it’s only 4U and we would only
> > half populate it with 34 drives to accomplish our usable space requirements.
> > We could also expand up to 70 drives in the future to fully populate if we
> > need more space and can even add one of their JBOD systems for additional
> > space.
> >
> > 2. SuperMicro CiB is also a two node system like DataOn.
> >
> > a. I don’t care for this one as much, since it only has 24 drive
> > capacity in 4U, compared to DataOn 70 drive capacity, and would require an
> > additional 4U JBOD to reach the same amount of usable space as the DataOn.
> >
> > 3. JBOD from any vendor, like SuperMicro and two rackmount boxes
> > connected via SAS to the JBOD box.
> >
> > a. DataOn has an option like this where we’d have to supply our own
> > server nodes, which is no problem. SuperMicro also has a 90 bay drive bay
> > JBOD that we could use.
> >
> >
> >
> > So far between option 1 and 2 is only around a $2k to $5k with SuperMicro
> > solution being built on ThinkMate.com and DataOn quote after speaking with
> > their sales people.
> >
> >
> >
> > So besides DataOn and SuperMicro, are there any other inexpensive options to
> > achieve around 160TB usable space as an SMB target?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric Morrison
> >
> >
>
>
