Network Storage
Comparison
Netapp overview of FC, iSCSI, NFS
FCoE (Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Data Center Ethernet (DCE), or more precisely, Data Center Bridging (DCB)
2010-03-11 Gartner - FCoE savings ?
2010-03-25 HP FCoE a Myth ?
iScsi
Microsoft VServer on iScsi
now-free-microsoft-iscsi-software-target 2011-05-13 and diskless-server-boot
1Milion IOPS on iScsi intel vs Microsoft.
VMDq Intel cards, I/O Bottlenecks due to Virtualization? VMDq to the Rescue!
Feb 19, 2010 intel-and-microsoft-overhaul-iscsi
F/C (Fiberchannel)
- 1/2/4/8 Gigabit
XIV
- ? Only 1Gig iSCSI ?
http://www.xivstorage.com/materials/brochures/fact_sheet_ibm_xiv.pdf
http://storagegorilla.com/2010/03/26/7-reasons-why-ibms-xiv-isnt-perfect/
NFS
Oracle on NetApp Part I: Using NFS for Simplicity and Manageability
Cheap / Home designed mega storage
http://blog.backblaze.com/2009/09/01/petabytes-on-a-budget-how-to-build-cheap-cloud-storage/
- The result is a 4U rack-mounted Linux-based server that contains 67 terabytes at a material cost of $7,867.
http://blog.backblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cost-of-a-petabyte-chart.jpg
20110615 Synology RackStation RS2211RP+(R21k) + 30TerraB(R14k) + Vat => R40k => raid 20TerraB @ R40k ==> R2/Gig
- 20110620 R14k(10 x 3TB HD)
D-Link $16k chassis with 10Gbit
Switches, FCoE, 10G, iSCSI
QLogic UA5900 Ultra-dense Converged Network Switch.
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