iSCSI storage for vSphere (SMB)
Please recommend cost-effective iSCSI storage model for new vSpere deployment for SMB - 2 ESX server custer, VMs - 4 mail servers (Lotus Domino), 2 file servers, 2 DCs, 100 users, under 1TB storage needs.
Need a reliable shared storage but with limited budged under 10K. A dual controller HP MSA2000i would be OK but a bit over budget - here it is over 11k without disks.
Is there any option, which can give confidence that it will not break and stop all services, or the budget is too tight?
Taking other approach, how much would you spend for reliable storage in small environment described above?
TIA!
Need a reliable shared storage but with limited budged under 10K. A dual controller HP MSA2000i would be OK but a bit over budget - here it is over 11k without disks.
Is there any option, which can give confidence that it will not break and stop all services, or the budget is too tight?
Taking other approach, how much would you spend for reliable storage in small environment described above?
TIA!
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Thanks, paulsolov! Fortunately (or unfortunately) we look for new equipment ;-) Wile checking your models, I've found EMC ClariiOn AX4, which also has inexpensive dual-board configuration. Do you have any experience with it?
Thanks, ryder0707! Actually not looking for cheapest solution. Switches etc already allocated separately. Indeed looking for storage solution, which, fully redundand, would be under 10K without drives.
To all, are SATA drives OK in our case or SAS is a must? We will have 8-10 VMs.
Thanks, ryder0707! Actually not looking for cheapest solution. Switches etc already allocated separately. Indeed looking for storage solution, which, fully redundand, would be under 10K without drives.
To all, are SATA drives OK in our case or SAS is a must? We will have 8-10 VMs.
If you have budget for SAS then i suggest to forget about SATA
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Are there any other entry level external iSCSI arrays with dual controllers / PSU. under 10K?
The idea is to install single unit fully redundand and sleep well.
The idea is to install single unit fully redundand and sleep well.
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You could spend the xtra $$$ to setup dedicated network for iscsi, this is important for optimal storage performance
Check out http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=11&pid=198
and btw, it is vmware hcl certified ocfoz
cheers!