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I am currently looking for some network storage and my search has mostly been coming up empty. My company runs VMWare Server and we currently store the virtual hard disks on the local disks of the virtualization servers. This makes migrating a VM from one server to another difficult and slow, so we would like to get a NAS/SAN box so we can store all of the files centrally. Basically all I am finding are cheaper/low performance boxes (i.e. ReadyNAS and the like) or enterprise grade SANs/filers that cost an arm and a leg. The few storage servers I have found in between these 2 extremes run Windows Storage Server which I would like to stay away from since I run a purely linux environment. Also, I am looking for a commercial product with support so that rules out DIY. So I need about 2-3TB starting and need to be able to scale to as much as 5-8TB in the future. I need to be able to get decent throughput, even when a dozen or so VMs are hitting it at the same time. I have been looking for NAS over NFS but would not be opposed to iSCSI (probably with a software initiator to avoid special hardware). I would however like to avoid extra cabling, which rules out FC or external SCSI/SAS. Budget is around $5000, but I could flex some in either direction if needed. If anyone could please point me in the right direction, I would be most grateful. PS. Does anyone have experience with CoRAID.com or with the AoE protocol? It looks interesting and may suit our needs.
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LoKout posted:Enterprise NAS stuff is a little out of the scope of this thread, but to point you at something, we use NetApp (http://www.netapp.com/us/) storage at my work. I've looked at NetApp, but most of what they provided is way above my budget. Do you think they are worth the cost? Have you had good success with the equipment? Also, Sorry if this is out of the scope of this thread.
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