Be careful with SAN to make sure the system actually supports what you need. For instance at work we got a StorageWorks box to do our SAN since it was supposed to have support "real soon" for running both Solaris and NT on the same switch (or head depending on your terminology), just differnt volumes. That was 3 years ago. We just called them up and asked how to do it and were told you need to have two switches, one for NT and one for Solaris. "Andrew Nemchenko" <drew at usfamily.net> writes: > Well it really depends on your use and the ammount youre willing to spend. > If money is no consern then I would sudjest SAN. It has the highest > reliability, however it's also the most expencive. You could get a Photon > from SUN that will hold 18 10,000 rpm drives, for about $64,000 (with out > the drives.) You could probably get a JBod from Rorke Data for much less > than that. With SAN there is no distance limitation, unless your storage > device is more then 10km away, plus you get 1gb/sec transfer rate, thats > ofcource if you go with fibre. For shorter distances, you can use a copper > serial cable. Although its a bit slower, its still faster than SCSI. > ____________________________________________________ > If what I say offends you then it was probably meant to do so > > > Andrew Nemchenko > drew at usfamily.net > Home: 651-681-8572 > Work: 952-932-4081 > Pager: 612-264-1737 > http://www.kuzmich.cjb.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kent Schumacher <kent at structural-wood.com> > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:58 AM > Subject: [TCLUG:22757] Raid and other storage stories > > > > I'm brainstorming (with myself!) storage solutions for a > > Linux based X-Windows applications server. > > > > What are people out there using? > > > > Internal SCSI RAID, external SCSI attached RAID, NAS, SAN, ???. > > > > How do you rate things for performance, price, and reliability? > > Are there any things to be concerned about under linux? > > > > I'm not looking for definitive HOWTO's, I'm just wondering about > > the groups personal experiences and opinions. > > > > Reliability is probably primary. I would like to set it up, lock > > my office door, crawl out the window and walk down the tracks to > > the bar every day for the next five years without any inconvenient > > admin crap to do... > > > > We all have our dreams... > > Kent > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $7.99/mo! ------ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > -- Jon Schewe | http://eggplant.mtu.net/~jpschewe For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org