Build your own storage NAS or iSCSI for VMware or Other

[StorageZip]

Just a quick note to those that may be viewing this 2+ yr old video. We're still getting a steady stream of clients that either buy the Open-E software and build their own storage or have StorageZip build to spec. VMware ESXi 4.1 and 5, Hyper-V and other virtualization technologies continue to enable customers to maximize server investments, and with the popularity of iSCSI and NFS datastores still expanding due to GigE/10Gbe the Open-E powered arrays really fit the requirement nicely. Thanks

[parahumanoid]

Have you guys considered working with SSD for high-transactional applications? If so, I'd like to hear what kind of clientelle comes for this kind of product.

Thanks.

[StorageZip]

@parahumanoid We have not had a lot of clients require SSD (flash drives). I think mainly because most looking to build their own storage or buy a pre-assembled array from StorageZip are looking for something lower cost. While a single SSD may be able to deliver similar IOPS performance as 15 or so 15K SAS/FC drives, they come at a premium price point. We're not opposed to building a system with SSD's, just have not quite seen the demand yet. Thanks for the question.

[amw3000]

SATA drives for a SAN? No thanks!

[StorageZip]

@amw3000 Really? Why not? Sure SATA performs around 55-60 IOPS (assuming ~20ms latency) vs a 15K SAS or FC drive in the 200 IOPS range-- but not all data is created equal.  A lot of our clients have had great success with SATA so long as you use it for the right kind of performance requirment. Use it for a busy Oracle or SQL DB? You will be disappointed, use it for archive or B2D and you spent wisely.

[parahumanoid]

@amw3000

Yeah, really, why not? Drive cost (and controller cost) differs. If I configure this as RAID1+0, I'll get comparable throughput, plus great redundancy. Easeir to replace too. For example, where I live, it's quite a hassle to get server-class hardware. I'm not about to wait for 3 weeks working in a degraded mode while a new SAS drive is coming in from abroad. I like the idea that I can replace it with just another Barracuda from a local shop.

[hokibacsi1]

This video got nothing to do with the description. It is about commercializing their "product" and not about setting something up. If there would be some real content and the video would not be cut off right after the undesired commercial and you would describe how to set up something I would not even say anything.

[StorageZip]

@hokibacsi1 Can't completely disagree. I think if you are simply looking for instructions on how to configure an iSCSI initiator to some storage you can find a bazillion hits. There are a ton of good open source products like freeNAS, etc. We are an ISP/HSP as our primary line of business and were just totally impressed with the Open-E, so we started selling it. So yeah, helping people take the guess work out of sizing and interop checking to make it quicker to deploy. Thank you.

[goldtipu]

Price list for hardware not on site ?

[StorageZip]

@goldtipu Hardware is selected based on individual client needs (example, CPU and memory sizing will depend on a customer's use-case. A storage system with 15K SAS to serve a highly transactional db for example would be outfitted with higher performance motherboard/CPU than a system with high-density SATA for data archive purposes. Thank you for the question.

[natemrice]

I think everyone who is watching this video is familiar with enterprise grade hardware. We don't really need a lesson in wiring or power supplies. We'd like to know more about the E-Open software, it's limitations, pricing and footprint (physical and power consumption) for various storage sizes.

[StorageZip]

Feel free to call us any time, we would be glad to discuss the benefits of Open-E. Pricing, footprint, power, etc. will vary by system-- we custom build to suit customer requirements whether it is a high density array (SATA) or high performance (15K SAS). Thanks for the excellent feedback.

[twebb72]

you should talk more about software config and less about StorageZip

[StorageZip]

Thanks for the good feedback, we will do that in our next video

[dellthinker]

Very impressive. I can see myself using VirtualBOX - instead of VM Ware on a Debian system. Then use the other 3TB for file storage.

[natrod123]

Can you please put more information on your site regarding to the 16TB ..do you sell the server with the hard drives and what CPU/RAM included? or the license only.

[jingling30]

I went to their website. I can't belive how cheap their solutions are. Very impressive.

[bowulf]

I can't find StorageZip on the VMware HCL list on the VMware website. Is it coming?

[StorageZip]

Storagezip builds storage systems using industry standard hardware. The software that turns the hardware into a powerful storage system in this case is Open-E. Open-E is certified with VMware. Thank you for viewing!

[StorageZip]

Yes, DSS V6 was certified by VMware in February 2010 with the Intel SR2612UR server.