We use 2530 with 2 servers and RHCS without a problem. I think that the limitations are just due to a possible throughput of SAS. Jakub > I'm thinking of purchasing the 2530 to enable shared storage for a small cluster of Redhat Xen hosts. > > But, on this little blurb page from Redhat: > > http://www.redhat.com/cluster_suite/hardware/ > > it says: "Cluster Manager systems can be configured using iSCSI, Fibre Channel, or Multi-Initiator (MI) SAS hardware. In general, MI SAS will be appropriate for smaller configurations with 2-4 servers, while iSCSI and Fibre Channel are better suited to larger configurations." > > Initially the cluster would be 3 servers but I could see us adding more later, but I doubt more than 6 servers total on this entry level SAN from SUN. > > I'm wondering why MI SAS should only be used with 2-4 cluster nodes? > > Perhaps I should go with the fibre channel model of this array? But it would cost more. The SAS version seems just right to me, except for this blurb. -- Jakub Suchý <jakub.suchy@xxxxxxxxxx> GSM: +420 - 777 817 949 Enlogit s.r.o, U Cukrovaru 509/4, 400 07 Ústí nad Labem tel.: +420 - 474 745 159, fax: +420 - 474 745 160 e-mail: info@xxxxxxxxxx, web: http://www.enlogit.cz Energy & Logic in IT -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster
