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    136TB of NAND flash in a 1U storage array

    Everyone in this thread is fucking retarded. You think you can get 136 TB into 1U with SSDs? Even the densest systems aren't stuffing more than about 10 2.5" drives into 1U. This is being done with DIMMs. Yeah just go ahead and toss some consumer drives into an array, it'll totally...
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    NetApp Announces First Shipments of FlashRay Systems

    They're talking about the first 25 customers who beta tested and were given the option to buy. NetApp doesn't expect many people to buy this first iteration of FlashRay because it's single controller at the moment and possibly also lacks snapshot capability (unconfirmed). Of course NetApp will...
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    Most Economical way to get 75 TB usable for a backup target?

    I have a FreeNAS server now with about 35 TB of data on a RAID-Z2 of 4 TB SATA drives that needs to be backed up. I am looking for a SAS enclosure or a separate system altogether that will let me get another 75 TB of usable space in my environment for the absolute bottom dollar. I was...
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    Little storage project

    Eventually split between two LSI SAS3 HBAs inside a larger JBOD chassis. Presently running 4 hosts with 8 drives each connected to 9207-8i. I have a feeling the SAS2 controller is my bottleneck currently. You are correct that they are targeted to the "consumer" market. This project's goal is...
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    Little storage project

    Lab needed some IOPS to test some applications. Stay tuned for build out...32x1TB EVO
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    8x 1TB 840 Evo? why not.

    I'm about to launch something using EVOs in the next few weeks that will blow some minds around here.
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    NetApp Flash Cach vs PernixData or other caching technology?

    If you switch from Nimble to NetApp you'll regret it. Your storage will be less capable, less powerful and your skills as an administrator will be less marketable. Nimble has a nice thing with IOPS/$, but when you have data you need to manage, especially in a true multi-tenant fashion, NetApp is...
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    Freenas NFS Shares vmWare losing connectivity

    There's a known bug with 5.5U1 causing NFS disconnects. VMware currently suggests to roll back to 5.5 GA. Pretty ridiculous if you ask me given how painful they make vCenter rollbacks to be.
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    VMware's New Expert Certification Program

    Yep just look at someone like Vaughn Stewart lol.
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    NetApp Flash Cach vs PernixData or other caching technology?

    Talk to your NetApp rep by Friday. Adding protocols individually is "expensive" (you're way better off to buy a Complete bundle when you buy your controllers FYI) but this is NetApp's year end and they will drop their pants.
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    NetApp Flash Cach vs PernixData or other caching technology?

    You were talking about server-side caching's benefits as it pertains to IOPS/$, VSAN seems extremely applicable in that scenario in a thread that's entirely about alternatives to dumping more money into Big Storage's take on caching. Of course you can't put VSAN in front of other storage, it is...
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    NetApp Flash Cach vs PernixData or other caching technology?

    Last I checked VSAN did write caching on host based SSD and you can overprovision SSDs to add more performance. I would expect someone who worships at the altar of EMC like yourself would be up to speed on what VMware is doing these days. Your points about high-end consumer/low-end enterprise...
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    NetApp Flash Cach vs PernixData or other caching technology?

    You're not comparing apples to apples when you look at Pernix's offering compared to NetApp FlashCache. Pernix is host based SSDs, FlashCache is storage based PCI cards that go into the array. A closer approximation would be NetApp FlashPool (aka hybrid aggregate) where the SSDs front-end...
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    Interesting cheap JBODs available

    VSAN :D
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    Company needs a new SAN

    Those are the finest 10k SAS drives money can buy. They are mid-range in performance given the existence of SSDs, but you'd be hard pressed to find a more durable performant 10k RPM drive. Anyway, the FAS2240 can support 24 drives internal without adding external shelves. All you need is to...
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