[BBLISA] 10+ TB RAID experiences?

[Scott Ehrlich]

Let me clarify -

I'm wondering what companies, other than Network Appliance, also 
incorporate snapshot capability?   Maybe they all do, and use different 
wording, or some implementations are better/preferred than others?

Thanks again.

Scott

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007, Scott Ehrlich wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007, Arthur Gaer wrote:
>
>> Let me add my own strong second to Tony's NetApp recommendation, for pretty 
>> much all the reasons Tony listed.
>> 
>> My favorite pieces of server-ish equipment ever.  Incredibly reliable, 
>> excellent tech support, relatively easy to configure.  Once configured the 
>> way you need it just works forever with practically no SysAdmin 
>> intervention needed, so you can spend your limited time dealing with more 
>> interesting topics than continuously reliable file storage.
>> 
>> Snapshots are definitely a huge win--I've only ever had to retrieve files 
>> from tape three times in the seven years I've had NetApps.  Every other 
>> time someone lost a file or needed an earlier version it was already 
>> sitting on the NetApp in a snapshot directory, available for the user's own 
>> retrieval.
>> 
>> Arthur Gaer
>> gaer at math.harvard.edu
>> 
>> Senior Systems Manager, Department of Mathematics
>> Harvard University, 617-495-1610, FAX: 617-495-5132
>
> Having previous experience with netapps and snapshots as well, I can also 
> attest to their magic.
>
> Other than Netapp, what other company supports it?   Otherwise, how difficult 
> to implmenet within RHEL 5 Server on the RAID??
>
> Thanks.
>
> Scott
>
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 22, 2007, at 10:07 AM, Rudie, Tony wrote:
>> 
>>> We love NetApp.  Some of what we love might not interest you:  HA 
>>> clustering and remote replication.  Other stuff probably does:  simple 
>>> administration and maintenance, very knowledgeable tech support.  And I'll 
>>> tell you, having snapshots for user homedirs is a HUGE win.  We almost 
>>> never have to restore user files for them.  They go get them themselves, 
>>> from the snapshots.
>>> 
>>> A NetApp would allow you to do NFS or CIFS export directly from the NetApp 
>>> box, and also do iSCSI or FC attach for the big server for database stuff. 
>>> Might be a good fit.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> - Tony Rudié