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.
DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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