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Obsolete:Sun storage

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Hardware

  • StorageTek 5320 NAS cluster
    • active/active failover
    • up to 134TB FC / 336TB SATA
    • per head: 2.6GHz Opteron, 4GB RAM, 4x GE, 2x 2Gbps FC
    • CIFS, NFS, iSCSI target
    • http/ssh/serial management
    • Raid Controller Unit (up to 4)
      • 16 FC (146 / 300 GB) or SATA (500 / 750GB) disks
    • Disk Expansion Unit (6 per RCU):
      • 16 FC (146 / 300 GB) or SATA (500 / 750GB) disks
  • Sun Fire X4500 (Thumper)
    • 2x dual-core Opteron, 16GB RAM
    • 48x 500GB SATA HD -> 48TB
    • Solaris, Linux
  • StorageTek 6140 array
    • 2 / 4 GB cache
    • 4 / 8 4Gbps FC ports
    • up to 112 drives, 56TB w/ 6 expansion trays (16 per tray)
    • 73/146/300GB FC-AL drives
    • 500GB SATA drives
  • StorageTek 6540 array
    • 16GB cache
    • 224 drives, 112TB (16 per tray, 14 trays)
    • 73/146/300GB FC-AL drives
    • 500GB SATA drives

Example configurations

  • Sun storage/Configuration 1 (large, NAS, direct FC for hosts)
    • + Fast access for hosts that need it (but maybe this isn't needed)
    • - No failover of NAS head
  • Sun storage/Configuration 2 (large, NAS only, external FC storage)
    • - No failover of NAS head
  • Sun storage/Configuration 3 (large, NAS only, integrated storage)
    • + NAS head failover
    • - RAID-5 only (no 0/1/10)
  • Sun storage/Configuration 5 (6540 array, large, NAS only, server NAS head)
    • + NAS head failover
    • - Server as NAS head needs more effort to configure
    • - No iSCSI target
  • Sun storage/Configuration 4 (3510 array, medium, NAS only, server NAS head)
    • + NAS head failover
    • - Server as NAS head needs more effort to configure
    • - No iSCSI target
  • Sun storage/Configuration 6 (25x0 array, medium, NAS only, server NAS head)
    • + NAS head failover
    • + Simple architecture managed by host system
    • - Server as NAS head needs more effort to configure
    • - No iSCSI target
    • - SAS or FC-AL disks only

Software