BAAAAS,
Thank you very much for your reply,
1. Good to know.
2. How would this affect the likes of MySQL data storage or exchange running on VMware?
3. This is one of the things we are aware of and tends to make us lean towards the EqualLogic as far as software is concerned as if we find we need something further down the line, we wouldn't have any additional costs.
4. We have been very specific about support as part of the quotation, and are happy that both providers have come back with good support plans.
Why did you go for NetApp?
Are there any technical reasons why we should chose one over the other? Speed, reliability etc etc
Thanks again
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by: BAAAASSPosted on 2009-10-21 at 01:40:29ID: 25621759
Some time ago we had the exact same predicament.
Things to note:
1. Both these products are really good products - honostly!
2. SAS is much better than SATA in a SAN for VMGuests, SATA is better for Cost saving in applications like Archiving or flat File storage.
3. Equallogic includes all the software that they currently have for that SAN - which is greate because that means that you get all the options from word "Go"; where you will have to purchase the software seperately with the NetApp, which means that you can get it marginally cheaper from word "Go", and build up the SAN's capabilities as your needs grow...
4. Support is a very large factor in choosing a SAN, who will support each of these products and how good is their reputation for support - very important
FYI - We chose the NetApp