> Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:04:34 -0400 (EDT) > From: Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Beowulf] Looking for external RAID vendors > To: beowulf@beowulf.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > I'm looking to get a few TB of SATA-SCSI storage, and I'm wondering what > vendors folks like for this sort of thing. I know all about the tradeoffs > of external RAID vs. internal arrays -- this is something that needs to be > as plug-and-play as possible. > > Some groups here like Excel Meridian's products (which do look rather > nice). Any other vendors with good products and support?
We looked at Apple, Excel Meridian, Nexsan and Partners Data SurfRAID. We ended up with the Partners Data SurfRAID and have been very happy with them. RAID6, true Web management interface (as opposed to having to go through an attached machine) and you can treat it as one array as opposed to the Apple which is (or was) segmented into two arrays. They have been simple to use and we've had no unexpected down time with any of them. We have two with 400GB Hitachi drives and one with 750GB Seagate drives. Partners Data is very easy to work with and they have very good prices. Steve -- ______________________________________________________________________ Steve Cousins, Ocean Modeling Group Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marine Sciences, 452 Aubert Hall http://rocky.umeoce.maine.edu Univ. of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 Phone: (207) 581-4302 _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
