Dell EqualLogic PS5500E iSCSI SAN ????

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I have seen a Dell EqualLogic PS5500E iSCSI SAN for a nice price. I am interested in Solaris and ZFS. I dont really understand what this is. Is this a standalone server with its own OS? Or is it a JBOD that I can use ZFS on? Does anyone have experience of these? Is it good? Yay or nay?
 
It's a SAN. It's going to be running its own OS on a custom controller that you cannot replace.
iSCSI is a protocol that allows you to present storage over the network as a [generally speaking] native disk; which you can then use as block storage.

These are extremely power hungry and loud; I would never run one in my home.
 
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