On 01/17/12 1:00 PM, Hugh E Cruickshank wrote: > From: Les Mikesell Sent: January 17, 2012 05:56 >> > >> > Big disks are cheap these days - I wouldn't worry that much about the >> > total space that much and you'll still be able to keep a lot online. > This is true for current hardware however I am attempting to reuse our > existing hardware that has been pulled from our production systems. It > tends to be older technology but still usable. In this case, it is a > set of disk arrays using SCSI3 drives. > penny wise, and pound foolish comes to mind here. that older server probably has 1-2 single core processors, too, right? a 2 socket modern 2U could virtualize a dozen of those and outperform each one. -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast