Re: PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i
Thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate your input. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups open-iscsi group. To post to this group, send email to open-iscsi@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to open-iscsi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi?hl=en.
Re: PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 03:46:40AM -0700, swejis wrote: Greetings. Considering buying a PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i. Anyone here using that target with open-iscsi ? And if so what is your experience ? If you can afford Dell Equallogic go for those instead. *Much* better than MD3200/MD3220. -- Pasi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups open-iscsi group. To post to this group, send email to open-iscsi@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to open-iscsi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi?hl=en.
Re: PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i
I have personally seen path issues with MD3000i 3200i. The default path will 'somehow' failover to the alternate path. The LUN will often tresspass to the other controller. And this will show as an error alert on the console. Contacted Dell and they dont have an answer for this :( no snapshots, no virtual disk copy? You have snapshots and VD copy. But you have to purchase Premium features. But Why do you want to go with Dell? I would better suggest EMC or may be netapps. Regards Raja On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen pa...@iki.fi wrote: On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 03:46:40AM -0700, swejis wrote: Greetings. Considering buying a PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i. Anyone here using that target with open-iscsi ? And if so what is your experience ? If you can afford Dell Equallogic go for those instead. *Much* better than MD3200/MD3220. -- Pasi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups open-iscsi group. To post to this group, send email to open-iscsi@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to open-iscsi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups open-iscsi group. To post to this group, send email to open-iscsi@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to open-iscsi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi?hl=en.
PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i
Greetings. Considering buying a PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i. Anyone here using that target with open-iscsi ? And if so what is your experience ? TIA Jonas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups open-iscsi group. To post to this group, send email to open-iscsi@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to open-iscsi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi?hl=en.
Re: PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i
On 26 Aug., 12:46, swejis jo...@wehay.com wrote: Greetings. Considering buying a PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i. Anyone here using that target with open-iscsi ? And if so what is your experience ? Yes, I own such a box. I hate it a bit. Why? - rather low pricing, but lots of anti-features: no snapshots, no virtual disk copy, no performance tier (yea, they really slow down the box intentionally and you have to buy for releasing the brake). Pay about 4k€ extra to have a working SAN. - only 10K SAS disks available for 2,5 - Bad connectivity: 4x 1GE only, 8x1GE possible, but only one storage controller can be active AFAIR; if you have 24 SAS disks in there, it's a bad bottleneck IMHO - I dislike the many multipaths, two times 10GE would really be nicer - only one iscsi target. You have to do funny lun rescanning all the time, which is doable, but if you don't take very good care when removing the iscsi LUNs and if it's still in use by multipath, it can crash your complete box (still analyzing why); also you cannot have two iscsi targets for two network zones (production/testing) for better separation - bad performance, the local 2,5 SAS 15k disk brings twice the performance the SAN. Still searching why, maybe I'm writing something about that later. - I really hate the windows interface, an integrated webserver would've been nicer (that's personal taste only, and yes, there is still the CLI) I'm still in the process of setting this up, but I don't like this box at all. I'd really like to test an Equallogic as replacement but Dell (or rather our reseller) doesn't seem to be willing to take exchange, even if we buy a much bigger equallogic. Best regards, Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups open-iscsi group. To post to this group, send email to open-iscsi@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to open-iscsi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi?hl=en.
