In your previous discussions you mentioned that you're not using anywhere near 5 TB now. IIRC it was 1.5? I would suggest that you're overbuying storage upfront. The entire idea behind a SAN is that you allocate (and purchase) storage as it is needed. I purchased a 2 TB (raw) EqualLogic array in April with the idea that I would add additional storage in the future (next year).
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:48 PM, John Aldrich <[email protected]>wrote: > Yeah… the quote I got from Dell was MSRP because I’m working with a VAR > and they won’t quote against themselves. J > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* N Parr [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:23 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: SAN solutions > > > > Probably not apples to apples but I had a quote for an 8TB EQ array for > well less than 20 a few months ago. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:05 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: SAN solutions > > Yeah… but I have a feeling that the Compellent solution may be lower > cost. J I got an MSRP on an Equallogic system… $42K for a 5 Tb useable > system… No way I’m going to be able to afford two of those to do D/R. L > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:53 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: SAN solutions > > > > *Lefthand (Bought by HP) and Equalogic (bought by Dell) play in this space > as well. * > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *[email protected]* > > * * > > *c - 312.731.3132* > > * * > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:28 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* SAN solutions > > > > Anyone know anything about a SAN manufacturer called Compellent? I just had > a webinar with them and they seem like they’re pretty good. They have > separate drive chassis and controllers, with the controller being > essentially a server class machine. Anyway, just thought I’d ask in here if > anyone had any experience with them. > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2462 - Release Date: 10/27/09 > 07:38:00 > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2462 - Release Date: 10/27/09 > 07:38:00 > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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