[NCSA-discuss] RAID recommendations?

[Simon Karpen]

It all depends on your budget, but what about going for an external JBOD 
like

http://www.siliconmechanics.com/c1153/storform-jbods.php

(much better bang for the buck / rack space / etc than the Dell MD 
series or similar)

and stick a controller in the server itself? (if you don't already have 
a controller with the appropriate ports, that is)

--Simon

On 12/17/2010 1:31 PM, Dan Singer wrote:
> Hello.  Wondering if anyone has any opinions on a RAID to buy -- or
> avoid.  We're thinking about getting a RAID in the 8-16 TB range for
> backup staging: backup to disk, copy to tape, leave the disk copy
> around for a while.  No need for snapshots or other fancy features,
> just capacity, speed, reliability, and ease of management are primary
> considerations; direct attached to a *nix server.
>
> Just satisfied with your RAID?  Love it?  Hate it?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dan
>


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