Don't you mean you're required to buy two? On Friday, November 19, 2010, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks! Now my information on them is complete, I say buy two! > > John W. Cook > System Administrator > Partnership For Strong Families > 5950 NW 1st Place > Gainesville, Fl 32607 > Cell (352) 215-6944 > MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 > > > From: Don Ely [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 4:19 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: First Steps into the SAN Arena > > > Pillar owned by Larry Ellison... ;o) > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:35 AM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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]> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Sean Martin <[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] > 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 > > > 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 > > >
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