Good Cheap NetApp System To Explore Feature Set?
I'm looking for a few recommendations for NetApp systems I can buy on the
cheap that would give a reasonable introduction to the NetApp feature set, particularly for things like snapshots. I'm okay with something that is older technology and maybe a full release out of the current release. My main goal is to understand how and if the feature set might be used in various applications we have for disk-based backup. -- Will |
Good Cheap NetApp System To Explore Feature Set?
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:06:13 -0800, "Will"
wrote: I'm looking for a few recommendations for NetApp systems I can buy on the cheap that would give a reasonable introduction to the NetApp feature set, particularly for things like snapshots. I'm okay with something that is older technology and maybe a full release out of the current release. My main goal is to understand how and if the feature set might be used in various applications we have for disk-based backup. Cheap is so subjective. Give us a ballpark? The lowest-end NetApp that you can get is a 270c, though they have been EoL'd and the 2020c is about the same price (maybe a 3% differential). The 2020 is the new low-end but fairly robust in it's own right. I think this is probably your best bet but, like I said, cheap is very subjective. ~F |
Good Cheap NetApp System To Explore Feature Set?
"Faeandar" wrote in message
... On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:06:13 -0800, "Will" wrote: I'm looking for a few recommendations for NetApp systems I can buy on the cheap that would give a reasonable introduction to the NetApp feature set, particularly for things like snapshots. I'm okay with something that is older technology and maybe a full release out of the current release. My main goal is to understand how and if the feature set might be used in various applications we have for disk-based backup. Cheap is so subjective. Give us a ballpark? The lowest-end NetApp that you can get is a 270c, though they have been EoL'd and the 2020c is about the same price (maybe a 3% differential). The 2020 is the new low-end but fairly robust in it's own right. I'm talking about under $2K bought on eBay, older generation product. I'm using this for a test lab experiment just to understand functionality, not performance. -- Will |
Good Cheap NetApp System To Explore Feature Set?
On Jan 29, 11:13 pm, "Will" wrote:
"Faeandar" wrote in message ... On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:06:13 -0800, "Will" wrote: I'm looking for a few recommendations for NetApp systems I can buy on the cheap that would give a reasonable introduction to the NetApp feature set, particularly for things like snapshots. I'm okay with something that is older technology and maybe a full release out of the current release. My main goal is to understand how and if the feature set might be used in various applications we have for disk-based backup. Cheap is so subjective. Give us a ballpark? The lowest-end NetApp that you can get is a 270c, though they have been EoL'd and the 2020c is about the same price (maybe a 3% differential). The 2020 is the new low-end but fairly robust in it's own right. I'm talking about under $2K bought on eBay, older generation product. I'm using this for a test lab experiment just to understand functionality, not performance. -- Will Well, if its only the feature set that you are interested in, why not look at the NetApp simulator, Its free! and simulates all the major functions of a real filer, except for FC SAN -G |
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