So, is the raid controller typically contained in the array, or in the fibre channel card? > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Nemchenko [mailto:drew at usfamily.net] > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 8:57 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] OT (sorta): Sun disk arrays > > > The Sun Fiver channel disk array is platform independent that > was the entire > idea of creating Fibre Channel. I know this because I work > for a Company > that makes Fibre channel switches and I use all kinds of mass storage > equiptment to preform performance testing. > > ____________________________________________________ > If what I say offends you then it was probably meant to do so > > > Andrew Nemchenko > drew at usfamily.net > Home: 651-681-8572 > Work: 952-932-4081 > Pager: 612-264-1737 > http://www.kuzmich.cjb.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Austad, Jay <austad at marketwatch.com> > To: TCLUG <tclug-list at lists.real-time.com> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:24 PM > Subject: [TCLUG] OT (sorta): Sun disk arrays > > > > No one I ask really seems to know the answer to this > question. I need to > > purchase another Sun A5100 Fiber Channel disk array to add > some capacity > to > > a Sun system that we may not have much longer. I NEED the > space, but > since > > we may not be using it for much longer, I need to find a > way to repurpose > it > > before I purchase it. Unfortunately, a half terabyte > company MP3 server > > would not be looked very highly upon by the penny pinchers. > > > > So, does anyone know if I can use the array with a Windows > 2000 database > > server? Does the A5100 have it's own built in RAID > controller, or is that > > handled with the Fiber Channel card? If it will work, and > perform well > > enough for a huge database under Win2k, I can pass this off > and use it for > > as long as I need it, and then give it to another > department when I'm > done. > > > > If you don't know, can you tell me who I might contact to > find this out? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jay > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From > $7.99/mo! ------ > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >