Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 12:17:19 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: Dag-Erling Sm??rgrav <des@des.no> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware support Message-ID: <20070512191718.GR90777@evil.alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <86646x51i3.fsf@dwp.des.no> References: <20070511125241.O3724@ngaio.unixathome.org> <86646x51i3.fsf@dwp.des.no>
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On Sat, May 12, 2007 at 08:40:36PM +0200, Dag-Erling Sm??rgrav wrote: > Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> writes: > > My work (yes, Im now employed) is looking at deploying servers to > > client sites. They arent so much servers as appliances. The boxes > > serve a distinct function, and not much else. > > > > Our hardware needs: > > between 2TB and 8TB of storage in a RAID configuration > > 1U or 2U case > > good reputation > > Sounds like you need a SunFire X4500, except they're 4U. I'm not sure > you can get 8 TB into 2U with today's hardware; you'd need at least 16 > data disks, plus parity and spares, say 20 altogether. The most I've > ever seen in a 2U case is 8. HP DL320s, 2U, can have 12 SAS or SATA drives. 4.20TB gross or 10.5TB gross. -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 You can find my resume at: http://www.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html
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