I just implemented the LeftHand starter SAN 7.2TB...two nodes with network RAID. The performance is amazing. 500MB transfer from SAN to local disk in two or three seconds.
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm looking to add in a LH unit to the two that we already have. > > The newer software (8.0) supports a kind of network RAID. My LHs are > pretty small (4tb raw) and replicate to each other, so I only have the > 4tb minus the formatting (roughly 3.7tb). The ability to add in a unit > of the same size, keep using two-way replication across three units > and basically double my storage, is pretty appealing, along with the > probable gain in throughput from the extra unit on the wire. > > Plus, relatively speaking the original units were pretty cheap. I'm > getting pricing from CDW and a couple of local firms in the next few > days, so I don't have a good guess on current pricing, but I'll bet > it's still cheaper than the bigger players, in spite of the fact that > HP bought LH a year or two ago. > > Kurt > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 08:30, Paul Hutchings <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Looking for a little feedback folks. > > > > > > > > We’ve got a SAN replacement coming up in a few months. We’re pretty much > a > > vmware shop except where a service has to run on a physical server (IO > cards > > etc.). > > > > > > > > The vendors I’m primarily looking at are Lefthand, Equallogic and Netapp, > > and possibly EMC since Dell can quote on an EMC solution as well as > > Equallogic. > > > > > > > > I’ve not had quotes yet, but so far my instincts are leaning towards > Netapp, > > mainly because of the things I keep hearing about NFS for vmware, as well > as > > the fact they seem to offer a lot of flexibility whereas Lefthand and > > Equallogic offer iSCSI and, well yeah, they offer iSCSI. > > > > > > > > Be interested to hear any experiences, especially around vmware and > > replication between SANs at live/backup sites (not a live failover site > but > > a “this will take a little work but we have a copy of the data that’s an > > hour old” site). > > > > ________________________________ > > MIRA Ltd > > Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England > > Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 > > VAT Registration GB 114 5409 96 > > The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use > of > > the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please > delete > > it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not > copy, > > forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is > > prohibited. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8962&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9079415 > > > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is > broken) > > or send a blank email to > > > leave-9079415-7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142690.1a26a9590993446f4a81d8ae3b7629da&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9079706 > or send a blank email to > leave-9079706-8142690.1a26a9590993446f4a81d8ae3b762...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb3b1&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9079711 or send a blank email to leave-9079711-8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
