I've not heard anyone mention Pillar Systems SANs. I saw a pretty impressive demo by them several months back. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families
________________________________ From: Sean Martin <[email protected]> To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> Sent: Fri Nov 19 13:30:14 2010 Subject: Re: First Steps into the SAN Arena I believe EQL has been providing storage tiering for a little awhile now. We didn't get into that level of testing during our proof of concept, but the consultant assisting with us with our VMWare POC had nothing but great things to say about the capability. I think the recent addition to that feature was support for SSDs. Here's a decent write up: http://review.techworld.com/san/3244996/dell-equallogic-ps6010xvs-review/?getDynamicPage&print - Sean On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Sean Martin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > EQL on the other hand inclues a lot of built-in functionality like > snapshots, array-to-array replications, etc. without charging more. I hear > they will soon (or maybe have already) provide CIFS/NFS but that will > require an additional array. I also hear that Dedupe and Compression are > coming. Sat through an EQL sales pitch earlier this week (they paid for lunch in return, which is why I went). One thing he said was they have or will soon have hierarchical storage, so the busiest blocks get stored on SSDs, the next busiest on SAS, and the least used on SATA, and automagically migrate blocks as demand changes. Standard sales guy disclaimer applies, i.e., his lips were moving, so he was probabbly lying. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
