On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Rudi Ahlers <Rudi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If you use any NAS (or a SAN) devices, what do you use? And I'm
> referring more to larger scale network storage than your home PC or
> home theater system.
>
> We've had very good experiences with our NetGear ReadyNAS devices but
> I'm in the market for something new. The NetGear's aren't the cheapest
> ones around but they do what it says on the box. My only real gripe
> with them is the lack of decent scalability.
>
> TheCus devices seems to be rather powerful as well, and you can stack
> upto 5 units together. But that's where the line stops.
>
> I'm now looking for something that could scale beyond 100TB on one
> device (not necessarily one unit though) and find it frustrating that
> most NAS's come in 1U or 2U at most.
>
> Maybe I'm just not shopping around enough, or maybe I prefer to well
> known brands, I don't know.
>
>
>
> So, what do you use?
> How well does it work for you?
> And, how reliable / fast / scalable is it?
>
NetApp is probably the first place to look. I don't have personal
experience with it, but others in my company like the IBM XIV. It
installs as a whole rack (with some extra requirements for weight and
cooling) but I think they have a 'pay for what you use' plan and can
fill the drives in as needed.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
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