Mark Hahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Actually Mark..I just did an HP DL320 (the system I believe you were >> talking about) with 9TB (12x750 SATA) for a client for under $8K. >> This include $400 or so for three years of on site services, before >> requesting any additional (special) discount. So your $11K estimate >> is more than a bit high. > > well, it was 14 disks (it's a model that mounts two more disks in the back), > and the price came straight off HP's website... (I may have included an IB > card, too.) > > if anyone from HP is listening, a model with two quad-core-capable > sockets would be a good move. think of it as the perfect map-reduce > brick ;)
I'd prefer they put their effort into supplying a raid controller that can actually detect corrupt raid sets. (cf. the recent thread "Big storage") -- Leif Nixon - Systems expert ------------------------------------------------------------ National Supercomputer Centre - Linkoping University ------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
