Advice needed SAN or NAS

[tmcd35]

If you go down the BTO route, using Windows/Linux OS, then I can't see why a supplier can't fit a fibre card in a chassis. It's just a case of the fibre card adding a few hundred £££'s to the build cost...

[AndyB4rks]

I think I will look at both options and make a decision from there.

 

I just dont want to rush in to anything and end up with some duff kit.

[m25man]

I have decided to get one of

to play with, built on the same platform that has been running most of our budget SANs it looks like it could bring the enterprise level features into school at a price that might keep the bursar happy.

Pricing is still sketchy but $10k including all the software seems to be the target.

[tmcd35]

I have decided to get one of

to play with

 

thanks for reminding me of that! Their ReadyNAS products are based on the same tech, albeit on a smaller scale. I was going to get a Buffalo WSS2008 NAS but now I'm torn, I think the Netgear might be the better purchase.

[ranj]

I echo what most people are saying..... 10K just wont get you a solid storage solution for what you are running at the moment.... I would consider showing this thread to your senior management team to get them to understand the pitfalls of under specing a storage solution.

 

Storage is absolute key in delivering the resources that your network community needs. NAS is good as a secondary storage solution that can work alongside a SAN, but for it to become your main storage solution I would think very carefully before you proceed.

 

Anyways I have used previously NAS storage from Overland SNAP range and would recommend them highly. Not only is it an excellent NAS storage box but it can act as an ISCSI entry level SAN and I be honest with you it does work very well. I am questioning whether it would be suitable in your setup though but I would consider it in your situation...

 

SnapServer N2000

Edited July 12, 2012 by ranj