[PLUG] SCSI hardware recommendations, pointers
Russell Senior
seniorr at aracnet.com
Fri Aug 16 04:13:30 UTC 2002
>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Bonds <1s7k8uhcd001 at sneakemail.com> writes:
Steve> On 15 Aug 2002, Russell Senior seniorr at aracnet.com wrote:
Russell> My old 18-gig narrow SCSI drive just filled up and I am ready
Russell> to upgrade to current technology, something like the Ultra
Russell> 160 stuff. It is my analysis workstation, so good disk
Russell> bandwidth is important. Because of our backup needs (need
Russell> something we can haul off-site), I want to get something
Russell> hot-swappable. What do you recommend, and where can I find
Russell> decent prices on it?
Steve> What level of hot-swap are you looking for? If you want true
Steve> hot-swap Will your workstation have redundant drives (at least)
Steve> so it doesn't get stupid when the drive is removed? Are you
Steve> planning on redundant SCSI cards so the inevitable bus reset
Steve> that hits when the drive is removed doesn't interrupt/cancel
Steve> the I/Os outstanding to the other drive?
Steve> Are you only looking for "warm swap"?
I think "warm swap" would work fine for this application. I don't
want to have to reboot though, that's the main thing.
And lightning fast is not necessary, just run-of-the-mill fast and
reliable is what I am looking for.
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