On Dec 12, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 4:17 AM, Rudi Ahlers <Rudi at softdux.com> wrote: >> >> In one instance we need to host virtual machines, so we don't need >> anything fancy. I'm happy with running iSCSI / NFS and even AOE. >> Currently we have a few 2U SuperMicro servers with 24bays, running >> OpenFiler. But, OpenFiler is outdated and limited when it comes to >> scalability. Ideally, I would like to have a "single host" type setup, >> for when we move a client to a larger / new / different array, he >> still connects to the same host - i.e. for high availability. > > > Have you tried nexentastor? It's free up to 18TB - not sure about > pricing after that but there's a 45 day trial of the full featured > version. Nexentastor is a good product, buy it's just a software product and doesn't build a tight redundant configuration. Plus there is the whole risk associated around Oracle controlling Solaris/ZFS development and bringing it in-house which may mean that companies that built their business off open source Solaris/ZFS might not survive long term. -Ross