Sun Storage 7110

[Butuz]

One quick question I do have for you Phil, and I don't know if you'll be able to answer it, is the JBOD addons that have been talked about for the 7110. I have heard that they may not be available for this version of the 7110 - do you know what the current plans are, or are able to shed any light?

Thanks,

John

Yes this is something I am particularly interested in.

Phil - very big welcome to Edugeek. Will we have the ability to take our 7110s and plug in something like a J4200 or J4400 array, in order to repidly and easily expand the current storage with 7200, 10,000 or 15,000RPM SAS drives as and when we need them?

Cheers

Butuz

[linescanner]

Guys,

just to let you know there is a new software update for the 7000 series.

The link is here

[teejay]

Just got the new software on, got some nice new features:

Snapshots now work with the Windows Previous Versions client
Share level ACL's
Webdav now works over https

That was 3 out of 4 things I had on my wish list! Brilliant stuff!

Now testing to see if copying ownership permissions works better now...

[teejay]

Hi there. My name is Phil Lawrence. I've been involved on the S7000 project here at Sun for almost a year. If you need any technical assistance then drop me a line on here. More than happy to help anyone who is looking at this...

Cheers,

Phil

Done some work with Phil a few weeks ago when we were deciding on the storage solutions, great bloke who really knows his stuff and is very keen on the education market. Great to see him on here.

[linescanner]

Phil has asked me to post his email address here. You can contact him or us to ask questions.

His email address is Phil.Lawrence at Sun dot COM

Phil has given us at Cutter fantastic support in getting 7000 series into education.

[linescanner]

Just a note on supported web browsers when updating and accessing the 7000 series

IE6 and Firefox 3 are not supported and you may see error messages

Currently supported are:

IE 7
Safari
Firefox 2
Chrome

[linescanner]

Guys,

just another note. Later this week the new AR simulator will be released. You will be able to update this as if it were real and Virtualbox version may also be included

[pete]

*welcomes Phil and adds another "tell us about the JBOD functionality on v1.0 units" request*

It's not precisely a deal-killer for me, but it would be good to know whether this functionality will be available.

[RobFuller]

I have a question, do the SUNs support over allocation on LUNs? For example can I allocate a 1TB LUN for example if I only have 500 gigabytes of free space?

EDIT: Sparse volume might be what I'm looking for, will have to check first.

[RobFuller]

Yes and another vote on the JBOD's the whole reason I brought the 7110 now!

[Hebdenlad]

Butuz (not sure why the name but hey ho),

There is a new roadmap coming out for the S7000 in the next few weeks so we'll be able to share this with you (under NDA of course as it shows all the good stuff coming down the line) so bear with us and as soon as it's available I'll be in touch on here to share with you (and others) where we're going with the S7000. There are a whole bunch of new and exciting things happening with the S7000 so watch this space.

If you (or others on here) need more detailed information today based on our current roadmap then please fee free to contact me directly. Andy Trevor (top bloke) from Cutter has already put my contact details on here.

Cheers,

Phil

[Butuz]

Butuz (not sure why the name but hey ho),

Ha! Your a fine one to talk about nick names Phil "Hebdenlad" Lawrence? And we also have Andy "linescanner" Trevor........ where did those come from then lads?

Butuz is a play on my surname - and it's been my nickname since my mates were old enough to talk! Now everyone calls me Butuz, friends, colleagues, friends parents, etc

There is a new roadmap coming out for the S7000 in the next few weeks so we'll be able to share this with you (under NDA of course as it shows all the good stuff coming down the line) so bear with us and as soon as it's available I'll be in touch on here to share with you (and others) where we're going with the S7000. There are a whole bunch of new and exciting things happening with the S7000 so watch this space.

If you (or others on here) need more detailed information today based on our current roadmap then please fee free to contact me directly. Andy Trevor (top bloke) from Cutter has already put my contact details on here.

Cheers,

Phil

Excellent news - look forward to hearing more Phil.

Butuz

[Hebdenlad]

Ha! Your a fine one to talk about nick names Phil "Hebdenlad" Lawrence? And we also have Andy "linescanner" Trevor........ where did those come from then lads?

Butuz is a play on my surname - and it's been my nickname since my mates were old enough to talk! Now everyone calls me Butuz, friends, colleagues, friends parents, etc



Excellent news - look forward to hearing more Phil.

Butuz

Hebdenlad is because I live in Hebden Bridge (West Yorkshire). Cannot comment on Andy though... probably a mis spent youth.

FYI, i have just received the latest roadmap for the S7000 from the USA. More tomorrow.....

Cheers,

Phil

[m1ddy]

Come on tell us!!!!! Share the love

Will the 1st generation of S7000 support JBODS? :-)

[Ric_]

FYI, i have just received the latest roadmap for the S7000 from the USA. More tomorrow.....

Eagerly awaiting more news