iSCSI SAN system recommendations

[john]

Okai, probably very stupid question time here, but do you need a complete Sun system for the Sun SANs to work or could i use one with a standard vanilla Server 2003 / 2008 network with nothing Sun on them.

[linescanner]

They are an Open storage platform. You can chuck them into anything. No other Sun kit required.

They will fit in a standard Windows network.

[john]

Excellent answer, now just need to find money Do you think the Government would give us large pots of money for no return like they are doing for the banks

[linescanner]

Guys,

saw this about Amber Rd

"I have been covering storage from 10 years and this is the first time that I have become excited about what Sun is doing in storage. Amber Road is the first disruptive technology that I've seen in storage space in 10 years. This is a NAS product that is much better than anything Net App and EMC offer and is a huge opportunity for Sun..." Roger Cox, Gartner Research VP and Distinguished Analyst:

[null]

The 7110 is on special to edu at the moment at £,4500 + VAT. I think it runs to end of March.

The other good bit is that you will be able to bolt a J4200 JBOD unit underneath as you need to expand the capacity.

If you need anymore info drop me a PM.

Hi Linescanner - are you sure about that last part? My Sun rep is saying we can't use a J4200 off of a 7110. Would sure love it if we could!

[linescanner]

Hi Linescanner - are you sure about that last part? My Sun rep is saying we can't use a J4200 off of a 7110. Would sure love it if we could!

Yeah, I am. It is not currently but will be in the next software release due shortly. As I understand it will be up to 3 JBODs (not fully sure on this)