dumbfounder
Programmer
Hi, sorry if you saw this post before, I put it in a different thread and someone suggested I start my own thread, so here I am.
I am a bonafide novice when it comes to storage arrays, but I am in need of a lot of storage and I find the EMC Symmetrix a very intriguing proposition, especially since you can find them so cheap on ebay. Basically my lack of knowledge causes quite a bit of fear because it is a lot of money to spend. If I were to buy one of these arrays (Symmetrix 3830, 5700, or 8430 to be exact) are there other costs that I need to worry about when mounting to a regular linux server (besides fiber card or other interface card)? Do I need to buy storage management
software, or is that a nice-to-have? any insight anyone can give would be tremendously helpful, I am just a lowly programmer trying to start a search engine (all by myself) and I need a TON of space ultra-cheap. thanks!
I am a bonafide novice when it comes to storage arrays, but I am in need of a lot of storage and I find the EMC Symmetrix a very intriguing proposition, especially since you can find them so cheap on ebay. Basically my lack of knowledge causes quite a bit of fear because it is a lot of money to spend. If I were to buy one of these arrays (Symmetrix 3830, 5700, or 8430 to be exact) are there other costs that I need to worry about when mounting to a regular linux server (besides fiber card or other interface card)? Do I need to buy storage management
software, or is that a nice-to-have? any insight anyone can give would be tremendously helpful, I am just a lowly programmer trying to start a search engine (all by myself) and I need a TON of space ultra-cheap. thanks!