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Re: Off-Topic: Question regarding IBM vs. EMC storage

2004-09-23 08:33:33
Subject: Re: Off-Topic: Question regarding IBM vs. EMC storage
From: Mike <mikee AT MIKEE.ATH DOT CX>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 07:33:23 -0500
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Jurjen Oskam wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 03:29:11PM -0400, Thach, Kevin G wrote:
>
> > I know there are numerous people on this forum using EMC storage, and
> > I'd appreciate it if a few of you wouldn't mind giving me your opinion
>
> For disk storage, we have an EMC Symmetrix in an Open Systems-environment.
> The SAN consists of EMC-labeled Brocade-switches. Attached to the SAN are
> several AIX boxes and IBM xSeries. The AIX boxes have rootvg on internal
> disks, the xSeries are completely diskless.
>
> For tape storage, we have an IBM 3584 library, fibre-connected but not via
> the SAN: each drive has its own HBA in the AIX box.

This is the same tape configuration we're using. Have you thought
about moving the tape fiber to SAN and attaching from TSM that way?

Mike