Re: SAN evaluation
- From: "Jared Still" <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: oracledba.williams@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:39:42 -0700
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Dennis Williams <
oracledba.williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> That may be it. But I'm specifically thinking about what circumstances you
> need to take the SAN offline. I'm not sure how this is reflected in MTBF. As
> a specific example, I have seen a comparison between NetApp and EMC. A lot
> of money could be saved by using NetApp, but there were more situations
> where the SAN would have to come offline. For example, I understand that you
> can apply an upgrade to the EMC without taking it offline. My point is that
> you need to understand the criticality of your application and determine
> whether the availability of the SAN would meet your requirements.
>
An issue that I have not seen addressed is technical support.
We have found our experiences with NetApp support much more
palatable than those with EMC support.
Here's an example from someone else:
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=678938&tstart=50
We have had several such experiences with EMC support.
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Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
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