[windows2000] Re: Storage Solutions
- From: "Martin, Eddie" <EMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:47:05 -0400
Purchase a snap server. If you are only using them as a backup, the Iomega
should be fine. If you aren't comfortable with the Iomega there are plenty
of others to choose from. We use snap servers here in our office without a
problem. As another option, Maxtor has the MaxAttach Storage which is an
alternative to Iomega.
Eddie Martin
Bridgecom International
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From: Greg Reese [mailto:GReese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 9:28 AM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Storage Solutions
I wanted to start a discussion on this to see what the rest of you are doing
and get a better understanding myself as I get pushed this direction.
Currently, all our network drives are shared off of one server. It has two
raid 5 arrays and has about 60GB of total file space. All the user home
drives are there, plus the departmental shares, a public chare etc.
Those drives are nearly full. My SQL server is running into the same wall.
I backup my SQL databases to disk then put those backups on tape. I have
enough disk for the databases but the backups fail sometimes if the previous
nights files don't get removed first.
I don't think just replacing the current drives on these servers with bigger
drives is the answer.
I have looking into setting up a SAN but they cost a small fortune. I can
generally spend whatever I want here but I can't justify spending that much
on storage.
I have also looked at those Iomega 1u storage servers but they seem cheap
and a little weak for the kind of reliability I need.
What else is there for adding storage? We have gigabit Ethernet in place on
the server rack. Most of the clients connect via Citrix so the connections
from their sessions to the other servers is really good.
Is there something in between? A SAN is nice, but I don't need my servers
to boot from it or anything. I just need storage available to the network
somehow and need it available fast enough that it doesn't bog things down.
My other thought is that I can set my backups to backup to disk and then
back that up to tape so users aren't slowed down by backup. A couple of DLT
drives in a server isn't cutting it for backup anymore either.
Thanks!
Greg
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