High IOPS & High Density?
I've a client and their EQL units aren't liking the non-Dell certified drives so they want to get rid of the EQL units. This leads me to two questions:1) Is there a way to make the Dell units happy...
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1. Buy used EqualLogic drives off eBay if necessary.2. No reputable hardware storage vendor will allow you to drop in any drive you want, because they can't guarantee that there are not issues with...
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Kevin is leading in the right direction. Only thing that I'd add is that I've given up on buying drives on eBay due to too many DOAs and the return hassles. I use http:/ Opens a new window/disctech.com...
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What's the usage case?Usually it's the old cheap, fast, reliable, pick two job if you don't want pay the premium for end to end vendor support.
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It was more number of hosts, volume of data, IOPS required, SLA etc.
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hutchingsp wrote:It was more number of hosts, volume of data, IOPS required, SLA etc.Hundreds, 30tb total data in raid5+1(6) or Raid 1+0, and I don't have specific iops needed, though the response...
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OK little confused :) Hundreds of hosts but they're baulking at a few $$$ more for Dell HDDs?30TB isn't a lot, but $20K isn't a lot to do it properly either, I do think you need some metrics or...
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Kris_K wrote:Check xbyte and their dell hdd pricing.Thanks for the mention Kris. We don't have any EQL drives, but we do have a great relationship with Dell where we can sell their EQL arrays that were...
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Grey wrote:I've a client and their EQL units aren't liking the non-Dell certified drives so they want to get rid of the EQL units. Odd thinking, replace the non dell drives with dell drives. Job...
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Yes, things are very confusing. Welcome to IT, where the clients only want everything and can't define that.I'll definitely suggest xbyte, and take a look at the other thing.
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kevinmhsieh wrote:1. Buy used EqualLogic drives off eBay if necessary.2. No reputable hardware storage vendor will allow you to drop in any drive you want, because they can't guarantee that there are...
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KOOLER (StarWind) wrote:Thanks for reference! :) We'll be rolling out updated free version of what have now. Technically you'd be able to grab a pair of Dell R6xx / 7xx (from xByte of course!), install...
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richardmoore wrote:KOOLER (StarWind) wrote:Thanks for reference! :) We'll be rolling out updated free version of what have now. Technically you'd be able to grab a pair of Dell R6xx / 7xx (from xByte...
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Thanks for taking a look at NexGen, Grey. Our hybrid flash arrays offer very high performance (+100k) with low response time. I/O prioritization plays a key role in making shared PCIe flash affordable.
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John773 wrote:richardmoore wrote:[ ... ]Very interesting. Are you moving the whole platform to NFS/SMB3 or is this just low scale getting people on board config.Curious also. I can see it both ways,...
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