[TriLUG] [Off Topic] Net App SAN reliability
Ron Kelley
rkelleyrtp at gmail.com
Tue Oct 13 16:06:42 EDT 2009
We have a couple of NetApp 3020 filers in our lab and never have
problems with them (+2yrs). Sure, we lose a disk every one-in-a-
while, but we have not lost a head unit or anything else. Our IT
department (very large Fortune-100 company) uses them extensively in
the datacenter, and we never hear of outages. From what I can tell,
they are very reliable and fast enough for our needs.
Just my $0.02.
-Ron
On Oct 13, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Chris Bullock wrote:
> Was on irc this week and was told the some members of TriLUG were
> using NetApp SANs with VMware. We are narrowing our search of SAN
> vendors to EMC and NetApp but for this thread I would like to get
> the opinion and experiences of NetApp. I am looking at the FAS
> 2040HA with dual controllers, using iSCSI until it proves not to be
> fast enough.
>
>
> How often should we expect SAN failures to happen?
>
> What should we expect for average and worst case recovery times
> after a failure?
>
> If we have a service contract with the SAN, how much will it cost
> annually? What is the cost if we have 2?
>
> Will a service contract provide us with any guarantees about
> recovery time?
>
> How long can we reasonably expect to use a SAN?
>
> TIA,
> Chris
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