On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Rudi Ahlers <Rudi at softdux.com> wrote: > If you use any NAS (or a SAN) devices, what do you use? And I'm > referring more to larger scale network storage than your home PC or > home theater system. > > We've had very good experiences with our NetGear ReadyNAS devices but > I'm in the market for something new. The NetGear's aren't the cheapest > ones around but they do what it says on the box. My only real gripe > with them is the lack of decent scalability. > > TheCus devices seems to be rather powerful as well, and you can stack > upto 5 units together. But that's where the line stops. > > I'm now looking for something that could scale beyond 100TB on one > device (not necessarily one unit though) and find it frustrating that > most NAS's come in 1U or 2U at most. > > Maybe I'm just not shopping around enough, or maybe I prefer to well > known brands, I don't know. > > > > So, what do you use? > How well does it work for you? > And, how reliable / fast / scalable is it? > NetApp is probably the first place to look. I don't have personal experience with it, but others in my company like the IBM XIV. It installs as a whole rack (with some extra requirements for weight and cooling) but I think they have a 'pay for what you use' plan and can fill the drives in as needed. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com