RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-10-05 Thread Bob Hartung
rand, Doug [mailto:doug.hilderbr...@craneaerospace.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:16:23 -0500 Subject: RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) As I understand it, a Drobo will intelligently use a combination of raid5 and mirrori

RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-10-04 Thread Hilderbrand, Doug
push the bits around to accomplish that. Or how raid 6 fits into the picture. From: N Parr [mailto:npar...@mortonind.com] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 8:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) Pretty sure raid on the Drobo defined b

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Bob Hartung
) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com _ From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:58:37 -0500 Subject: Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) Thin provisioning is very cool

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Bob Hartung
ystem Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:30:58 -0500 Subject: Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) Just to be clear, what you're describing is thin provisioning, not RAID or even BeyondRaid. You've created volumes that report to

RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Crawford, Scott
:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) Same thing is true for memory overcommit in VMs. I think it's a feature that shouldn't ever be used. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Andre

RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Webster
I agree 100% but you will never convince the VMware fanboys (and girls) out there who claim it is the best thing since ASB came back to this list! J Webster From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Subject: RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) Same thing is

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
mds.com<mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com>] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com<mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>] Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:47:39 -0500 Subject: RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) Ok, so lemme get this straight – you pu

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Kurt Buff
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Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Andrew S. Baker
s, 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:jra...@eaglemds.com] >> *To

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Fax: (608) 835-7399 > e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com > > -- > *From:* Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] > *To:* NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > ] > *Sent:* Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:47:39 -0500 > *Subje

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Jonathan Link
e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com > > -- > *From:* Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] > *To:* NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > ] > *Sent:* Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:47:39 -0500 > *Subject:* RE: Speaking o

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) Pretty sure raid on the Drobo defined by the smallest drive in the array. So if you have 3 2TB drive and 1 1TB drive you will only get around 3TB of storage. ___

RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Bob Hartung
: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:47:39 -0500 Subject: RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) Ok, so lemme get this straight – you put in 7 TB of disk and only get 3 TB usable? Lovely.

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Erik Goldoff
then why bother putting in the 1TB drive On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:44 AM, N Parr wrote: > Pretty sure raid on the Drobo defined by the smallest drive in the > array. So if you have 3 2TB drive and 1 1TB drive you will only get around > 3TB of storage. > > ---

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Richard Stovall
, PA* > *jra...@eaglemds.com* > *www.eaglemds.com > -- > > *From:* N Parr [mailto:npar...@mortonind.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:44 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question) > > > > Pretty sure ra

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread S Powell
http://www.drobo.com/resources/drobolator.php will help you figure it out Google.com  Learn it. Live it. Love it. On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 08:44, N Parr wrote: > Pretty sure raid on the Drobo defined by the smallest drive in the array. > So if you have 3 2TB drive and 1 1TB drive you will

RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
s, PA jra...@eaglemds.commailto:%20jra...@eaglemds.com> www.eaglemds.comhttp://www.eaglemds.com/> From: N Parr [mailto:npar...@mortonind.com] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN qu

Re: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread S Powell
I use a drobo at home and we use one here at work, with plans on getting 2 DroboElites. love it. recovery... touch wood have not needed to yet. (please note the yet... everything fails) DROBO says that if the _unit_ dies, you can just take the disks from the failed unit, put them in a new worki

RE: Speaking of Drobo ... (was: SAN question)

2010-09-23 Thread N Parr
Pretty sure raid on the Drobo defined by the smallest drive in the array. So if you have 3 2TB drive and 1 1TB drive you will only get around 3TB of storage. From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 10:36 AM