Revision 2 as of 2013-08-18 09:13:20

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  • = MoneyMoneyMoney/NewStorage =

SAN is dying. NetApp is destroying its disks. Got to get another storage solution.

Frames started to put together some form of baseline design. GoogleSpreadSheet

Considerations:

  • == case == 2RU case means take less space. but need half hieght PCI(-E) cards.

Need to have redundant power supply. Need front, hot swapable hard drive bays

  • == PCI SSD ==

Could use a PCI-E SSD for magic caching.

  • == Network / Interfacing == === 10Gb/s Ethernet ===

Is kinda expensive, at least $300 Our network infrastructure doesn't support.

  • == Multiple 1Gb/s Ethernet ==

Many (most?) server motherboards come with Dual Ethernet ports, some with Quad. Use multipath routing magic for extra speed.

  • == iSCSI ==

Could install a iSCSI card letting, some/all of the disks be mounted as block devices, over fibre. Like the SAN. Prob not worth the effort/cost.