Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, Richard Connamacher wrote:
I was thinking of custom building a server, which I think I can do
for around $10,000 of hardware (using 45 SATA drives and a custom
enclosure), and putting OpenSolaris on it. It's a bit of a risk
compared to buying a $30,000 server, but would be a fun experiment.
Others have done similar experiments with considerable success.
Bob
--
Yes, but be careful of your workload on SATA disks. SATA can be very
good for sequential read and write, but only under lower loads, even
with a serious SSD cache. I'd want to benchmark things with your
particular workload before using SATA instead of SAS.
To mention things: Sun's 7110 lists for $11k in the 2TB (with SAS) disk
configuration. If you have a longer-term storage needs, look at a
X4540 Thor (the replacement for the X4500 Thumpers). They're
significantly more reliable and manageable than a custom-built solution.
And reasonably cost-competitive. ( >> $1/GB after discount). Both the
Thor and 7110 are available for Try-and-Buy. Get them and test them
against your workload - it's the only way to be sure (to paraphrase
Ripley).
Not just for Sun kit, but I'd be very wary of using any
no-service-contract hardware for something that is business critical,
which I can't imagine your digital editing system isn't. Don't be
penny-wise and pound-foolish.
--
Erik Trimble
Java System Support
Mailstop: usca22-123
Phone: x17195
Santa Clara, CA
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