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Thank you for the options - we are actually going to go with the EMC VNXe - these seem like great boxes and are priced properly for SMBs.<br />
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Thanks!
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Thank you for the options - we are actually going to go with the EMC VNXe - these seem like great boxes and are priced properly for SMBs.

Thanks!

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Was not my solution but thank you for the response.
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Was not my solution but thank you for the response.

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Looking for recommendations on a good SAN on a budget. &nbsp;I have $40,000 and I want two, so I can spend $20k on the SAN. &nbsp;<br />
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Here's what I was looking at:<br />
-Mix of 15k and 7.2k SAS drives (Maybe 4x 600GB 15k and the rest 2TB 7.2K?)<br />
-Dual active-active controllers<br />
-Ability to do RAID 50<br />
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I have been looking at EqualLogic and HP Lefthand but they all seem to start at $30-$35k. <br />
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We tried Enhance Technology ES3160 but they crashed about every 2-5 days - not a great quality in a SAN.<br />
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Thanks!<br />

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Looking for recommendations on a good SAN on a budget.  I have $40,000 and I want two, so I can spend $20k on the SAN.  

Here's what I was looking at:
-Mix of 15k and 7.2k SAS drives (Maybe 4x 600GB 15k and the rest 2TB 7.2K?)
-Dual active-active controllers
-Ability to do RAID 50


I have been looking at EqualLogic and HP Lefthand but they all seem to start at $30-$35k. 

We tried Enhance Technology ES3160 but they crashed about every 2-5 days - not a great quality in a SAN.

Thanks!


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