linescanner Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 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 Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 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 Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 *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 Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) 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. Edited April 29, 2009 by RobFuller
RobFuller Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 Yes and another vote on the JBOD's the whole reason I brought the 7110 now! 1
Hebdenlad Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 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 Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 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 1
Hebdenlad Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 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 Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Come on tell us!!!!! Share the love Will the 1st generation of S7000 support JBODS? :-)
Ric_ Posted April 30, 2009 Author Posted April 30, 2009 FYI, i have just received the latest roadmap for the S7000 from the USA. More tomorrow..... Eagerly awaiting more news 1
DMcCoy Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Yes and another vote on the JBOD's the whole reason I brought the 7110 now! I'm just wondering why anyone would used JBOD on a SAN? Serious question as I've never used JBOD for anything!
Soulfish Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 I'm just wondering why anyone would used JBOD on a SAN? Serious question as I've never used JBOD for anything! In theory you could expand the storage array using the JBODs drives, allowing to increase storage capacity when you need to without having to either purchase a huge amount to begin with or purchase a whole new unit
pete Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Yeah, the ability to have a tray of sata drives to create an archival storage pool would be a significant selling point for those of us who don't need a lot of fast disk space, but do want archiving.
RobFuller Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 The JBODs are just SAS storage arrays; I'm hoping to use it to expand on the current raid setup with SAS disks to provide massive expansion of storage at high speeds.
Hebdenlad Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 So, I now have the latest roadmap from our Fishworks team in the USA. It is under strict NDA as it has all the good stuff we're doing with the S7000 for the next year onwards.. I am more than happy to talk to any of you about the roadmap but it has to be face-to-face and a signed NDA (sorry guys but that's the corporate stance) in place. Depending on where you all are in the UK I could do a group session (if some of you are close to each other geographically) and I'll buy the biscuits. Regards, Phil 1
Hebdenlad Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 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. Yup, the "sparse" capability is exactly that. Cheers, Phil
spc-rocket Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 I'm just wondering why anyone would used JBOD on a SAN? Serious question as I've never used JBOD for anything! I'm also along the same opinion and did state in my prev. post on this thread. Ash.
pete Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 I'm also along the same opinion and did state in my prev. post on this thread. Ash. My idea was to use the fast disks for virtual machines and use a separate JBOD to create a RAID-Z2 of bigger but slower SATA disks for archiving purposes. Now I just need to lure Phil to darkest Lincolnshire so I can find out whether it's possible.
DMcCoy Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 My idea was to use the fast disks for virtual machines and a use a separate tray for archiving to a RAID-Z2 of bigger but slower SATA disks. Now I just need to lure Phil to darkest Lincolnshire so I can find out whether it's possible. I've not used the suns but would assume you just have a second tray of ata disks in a different raid group and present in one or multiple LUNs.
cookie_monster Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Is the latest and greatest 7110 simulator available yet?
kmount Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Hi there, The upgrade is available if you have the existing Simulator from this blog post but I've not yet seen a link to a 'new' one incorporating this upgrade.
Hebdenlad Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Hi there, The upgrade is available if you have the existing Simulator from this blog post but I've not yet seen a link to a 'new' one incorporating this upgrade. Morning all! The new simulator has appeared internally within Sun and it's a good 'un as they say!. Big difference for the new simulator is that you can update this one with the patches as and when they are made available. also, we have both VMware and Virtual Box versions from day one. The simulator is built on the latest 2009.Q2 build so you have all the latest wizzy features too. It should appear on the Sun website next week (sorry for the delay) but if you cannot find it next week drop me a line and I'll burn a CD and pop it in the post. Hope you all have a great weekend. Regards, Phil PS I'm off to set up a customer S7410C this morning
Popular Post Hebdenlad Posted May 1, 2009 Popular Post Posted May 1, 2009 Good morning, I know that a number of you happy S7110 customers have been asking about the expandability and upgradability of the boxes you have already purchased so I though I'd share some stuff with you... The S7110 was originally launched with 14 x 146GB drives for data. it has another 2 x 146GB drives for the application image. We have just announced the 4TB version which uses 300GB SAS drives. Now on the subject of expanding the S7110 by adding JBODs underneath. At this time I am talking in detail with the Fishworks team in the USA about how we achieve this on the current S7110s. We have other 7000 versions that you can expand (S7210, S7310 (coming soon) and S7410). I hope to have some concrete information next week and will update accordingly. If you have any direct questions then please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards, Phil 6
Butuz Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 I am more than happy to talk to any of you about the roadmap but it has to be face-to-face and a signed NDA (sorry guys but that's the corporate stance) in place. Depending on where you all are in the UK I could do a group session (if some of you are close to each other geographically) and I'll buy the biscuits. Is it me or would the Edugeek Conference on 28 May be an ideal opportunity for you to take some of us aside and do the NDA group talk? Butuz
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now