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@Dos_Box => EqualLogic setup is dirt simple, but you're right, once an array is up and running, they all run pretty smoothly. I'm always amazed that EqualLogic needs 5 minutes of planned downtime each year. I didn't think that kind of uptime was reasonable, but these SANs manage themselves. I feel bad for the tech guys that spend weekends in the server room trying to handle storage projects. The boss should spring for a SAN. Did snapshots and remote replication come with the EMC? I'm told that EMC requires customers to pay extra for the software for these features, and even have additional support contracts for each. Those features come standard with EqualLogic.

No, but I can see where you would think that. I admit it, I love their product. A 20-minute WebEx and I think you would see why I'm so jazzed up about their product. Cheers

Hi Rob, If you're looking at an iSCSI SAN, PS Series arrays from EqualLogic seem to be in a class by themselves. Not only does their array come with automatic load balancing, remote replication, snapshotting, and scale without any service disruption, it also can be out of the box, on the rack, and storing files in just 20 minutes! Try that trick with an EMC. I think InfoWorld recently said EqualLogic's 15,000 RPM SAS-based array was great for virtualization implementations.... It's certainly a solution worth taking a look at. I saw a WebEx of the product, and I was blown away at how easy it was to reconfigure and expand the array. It really is a self-managing, smart-storage solution. - John