So far, I've had good luck. I've got a 6 TB Drobo S on our video surveillance system and as I mentioned, a Drobo Elite.
The Elite took me a while to figure out because I'd never worked with iSCSI before. I have it attached to about 4 Win2003 servers via a 2nd Gig NIC in each attached to an HP Gig switch. So far, it's been performing well. Things I particularly like about it... * No trays or carriers, just shove the drive in. * While it's available for use to the servers it's attached to, I also share it out as a target for Acronis images. * I currently have (7) 2 TB WD2002FYPS drives in it but it's no big deal to plug anything in. I've mixed some drives in it prior to putting it into service * I had to replace one of the 2 TB drives and the system rebuilt without any interruption to availability (though it did run slower). * I'm currently using dual drive redundancy so if one drive fails, the array is still protected from a 2nd drive failure. * I haven't tried this but you can put drives back in any order and the system will work correctly. Things I don't like... * Reboots and volume mounting can be pretty slow. * Administrative utility doesn't see Drobo for a couple of minutes after system reboots. I don't know if this is the Drobo or the MS iSCSI components causing the delay. ---------------------- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com _____ From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:06:54 -0500 Subject: Speaking of storage --> who uses Drobo? Speaking of Drobo (in the storage thread), who all here has used one? I saw the product when it first came out and the idea seemed REALLY cool, but I could never shake the nagging feeling that something just wasn’t right about it compared to traditional RAID setup, so I’ve stayed away. Unwarranted FUD, on my part? Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected] www.eaglemds.com _____ Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
