On Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 11:06:10AM -0600, Les Mikesell wrote: > On 1/8/2010 10:09 AM, nate wrote: > > m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > > > >> Dunno why you say that. Lessee, both google and maybe amazon run Linux; > >> meanwhile, AT&T, where I worked for a couple of years, Trustwave, a root > >> CA that I worked for earlier this year, and here at the US NIH, we run > >> Linux. > > > > Since this is a storage thread.. back in 2004 I was told by an EMC > > rep that the Symmetrix ran linux(at least at the time, probably > > still does), up to 64 controllers or something. While at least at the > > time their lower end Clariion arrays ran windows. > > > > My own 3PAR array which manages hundreds of terrabytes runs Debian, > > and their low end boxes(had a 9TB system at my last company) ran > > Debian as well. > > > > A lot of network equipment(SAN+LAN+WAN) these days runs Linux as > > well. > > > > In most cases though linux is used as a control interface, most of > > these products don't route data through the OS(less efficient). > > > > Lastly if your thinking about ZFS check this post out I found it > > pretty interesting: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org/msg18898.html > > > > These things are a little out of my league, but people in some other > parts of the company seem to like them: > http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/xiv/index.html > I think the idea is that you get a rack full of drives to start and pay > more as you use the space. Out of curiosity, any idea what a full cabinet of one of these runs? The product page doesn't seem to really describe the pricing strategy you mention though... sounds intriguing and I know Red Hat began using XIV storage (mentioned at Summit). Ray