Build your own storage NAS or iSCSI for VMware or Other

Build your own storage with hardware and Open-E software from StorageZip.Com. NAS (CIFS, NFS) file access or iSCSI block level access. Build a high performance, fault tolerant storage system at a fraction of the cost of NetApp, EMC, or other 'Tier 1' product. This video covers what a client receives when ordering a storage array from storagezip.com from a hardware prospective.

The next video in the series will cover the actual configuration of the Open-E DSS software to create a simple NFS data store for VMware ESX. ESXi is used in the video to demonstrate how quick and easy it is to get a powerful enterprise class hypervisor online with shared storage powered by Open-E via NFS.

Thank you for watching!

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Science & Technology

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[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.

[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.

[twebb72]

you should talk more about software config and less about StorageZip

[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.

[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.

[goldtipu]

Price list for hardware not on site ?