nate wrote:
> Bo Lynch wrote:
>
>> Whats your thoughts on Vmware server over esxi?
>> Really do not want to have to budget for Virtualization if I do not have to.
>
> Depends on the hardware, ideally esxi, though it is very
> picky about hardware.
>
> And you should budget for it, storage will be a big concern if
> you want to provide high availability. A good small storage
> array(few TB) starts at around $30-40k.
Have you investigated any of the mostly-software alternatives for this like
openfiler, nexentastor, etc., or rolling your own iscsi server out of
opensolaris or centos?
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