[NCSA-discuss] RAID recommendations?
Jim Ray
jim at neuse.net
Fri Dec 17 16:46:20 EST 2010
Yes. External JBOD or external RAID via NAS costs less than RAID card.
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Karpen
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Subject: Re: [NCSA-discuss] RAID recommendations?
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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Simon Karpen simon at karpens.org
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