Looking for iSCSI advice
Grynder
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I am looking for an iscsi solution for hyper-v storage. I have done some research and found options such as nework-attached-storage-nas-ix4-200r NAS ix4-200r: Network Attached Storage 200r Linux
and Buffalo Technology - Products - TeraStation™ III iSCSI Rackmount
What has me concerned is that they are a lot cheaper than anything offered by Dell. Is this just due to the difference in storage capacity (2T to 20+T) or is there something else I should look for?
Has anybody used either the Buffalo or iomega products as storage for hyper-v r2?
Thanks
and Buffalo Technology - Products - TeraStation™ III iSCSI Rackmount
What has me concerned is that they are a lot cheaper than anything offered by Dell. Is this just due to the difference in storage capacity (2T to 20+T) or is there something else I should look for?
Has anybody used either the Buffalo or iomega products as storage for hyper-v r2?
Thanks
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Which one you chose depends on your needs. Personally I wouldn't even consider running a production SAN on Iomega. I haven't looked at Buffalo, but I suspect I would come to the same conclusions.
That's my sentiment as well. If you want dirt cheap so you can have something to play around with, check out Open Filer. You can load that on an old PC and experiment.
If you're looking for more affordable enterprise-level SANS, check out LeftHand Networks.
I cringe at anything from HP.
Using WUDSS, or Server 2008 Storage Server, you can build yourself a cheap SAN. If you need a hand with that let me know as we are also OEM partner and I know WUDSS left right center
You cringe at HP but have no problems with Dell?! Seriously?!?!
Equalogic is honestly pretty good, but generally speaking HP hardware is better quality than Dell, just sometimes too expensive to justify.
+1 btw for LeftHand or Equalogic. And agree above, you do not go with the cheapest solution for your shared storage. Remember, your company's data is gonna be stored on whatever SAN you go with. This isn't something you go with based on cost alone!
We really dont have many problems out of Dell equipment.
When I get 650 machines in one order and less than 5 are DOA or have issues in the first 6 months, that aint bad.
I havnt used any HP servers from the last couple years, but the few I did have to take care of werent all that great, and a lot of their networking equipment is cheap. I havnt used LeftHand before, but they are likely just fine ( i think that was an acquisition similar to Dell/Equalllogic?)
I don't remember the last time I had a DOA HP server. Keep in mind I'm not talking about desktops, only servers. Dell and HP desktops both suck IMO.
Down the line, the features you want in a server are the same, or HP has a slight advantage in. ILO is superior to Dell's without a doubt. HP uses the same hardware for SCSI controllers on every model that has the same model number, which isn't the case with Dell (they go with whatever is cheaper at the time they buy the components), etc.
But Dell costs less almost everytime, too. So, if you want the cheaper one, go Dell. If you want the better quality product, go HP.
If price wasn't taken into consideration, I'd take an HP server everytime, but Dell I don't mean to suggest is bad. But it's certainly odd to hear someone trumpeting the reliability or quality of Dell over HP.
LeftHand is an acquisition, and is software that virtualizes storage, similar to DataCore, but now you buy it on HP servers instead of loading it on any server you want.
We simply dont use HP because we specifically spec Dell models and have multiple vendors bid on it for the lowest price (public sector). I dont know if there is any reason behind them not going with HP, but i would suspect price being the culprit.
So why are you bashing LeftHand or anything HP related to storage?
I also said I havnt actually used Lefthand products so I cant pass true judgement on that. I guess my comment on "anything HP" was a little too inclusive. Apologies.
No offense, but unless the servers were physically abused or you didn't do something right, absolutely no way you had issues with most HP servers. And if someone said that about Dell, I'd say the same thing. Both companies make solid products.