[ubuntu-za] What NAS device(s) do you use? And why?

[Andre Rossouw]

> Fiber attached and SAS is a lot of money for little benefit. SATA is 
> very fast, and very cheap.  For the cost savings you can buy two
> boxes, 
> and have a logical mirror. 

Well - yes and no. It really does all depend on what you're putting on
those disks, and how quickly your application need to get to it. If you
are using a web-based application, or small db's, or need lots of
storage that seldom gets touched - then I agree, SATA is the way. If,
however, you are working with a relational db 1TB+,  with all the logs
and hundreds of users hitting the application servers throughout the
business day ... then I totally disagree. Fibre and SAS is well worth
the money. 

It really is horses for courses. You shouldn't buy a 1-ton bakkie when
you need a lorry - or a sports car when you need a family saloon.
-- 
Andre Rossouw
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