Networker

Re: [Networker] Adequate server hardware to feed 3-4 LTO3 drives

2007-10-05 19:24:13
Subject: Re: [Networker] Adequate server hardware to feed 3-4 LTO3 drives
From: Dag Nygren <dag AT NEWTECH DOT FI>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 02:18:08 +0300
> Fazil Saiyed wrote:
> 
> >  2.Should I have each LTO3 on a separate fiber card?
> > Depends on which fiber card you use, if you use 4 GB capable card\switch, 
> > you should be able to run 4-6 drives easily per card.
> 
> Does a 4 GB switch exist? Perhaps a 4Gb switch might be more realistic?
> 
> I really wouldn't put 4-6 drives on one connection. I wouldn't put more
> than two, perhaps even only one.

Amen to that.

And Linux/Solaris is more up to the hardware you can find.
The I/O bus tends to be the bottleneck with LTO3/LTO4 drives.

Best
Dag

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