On 4/8/2011 12:37 AM, Ian Collins wrote:
On 04/ 8/11 06:30 PM, Erik Trimble wrote:
On 4/7/2011 10:25 AM, Chris Banal wrote:
While I understand everything at Oracle is "top secret" these days.
Does anyone have any insight into a next-gen X4500 / X4540? Does
some other Oracle / Sun partner make a comparable system that is
fully supported by Oracle / Sun?
http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/servers/previous-products/index.html
What do X4500 / X4540 owners use if they'd like more comparable zfs
based storage and full Oracle support?
I'm aware of Nexenta and other cloned products but am specifically
asking about Oracle supported hardware. However, does anyone know if
these type of vendors will be at NAB this year? I'd like to talk to
a few if they are...
The move seems to be to the Unified Storage (aka ZFS Storage) line,
which is a successor to the 7000-series OpenStorage stuff.
http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/storage/unified-storage/index.html
Which is not a lot of use to those of us who use X4540s for what they
were intended: storage appliances.
We have had to take the retrograde step of adding more, smaller
servers (like the ones we consolidated on the X4540s!).
Sorry, I read the question differently, as in "I have X4500/X4540 now,
and want more of them, but Oracle doesn't sell them anymore, what can I
buy?". The 7000-series (now: Unified Storage) *are* storage appliances.
If you have an X4540/X4500 (and some cash burning a hole in your
pocket), Oracle will be happy to sell you a support license (which
should include later versions of ZFS software). But, don't quote me on
that - talk to a Sales Rep if you want a Quote.
<wink>
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Erik Trimble
Java System Support
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Phone: x17195
Santa Clara, CA
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