![]() As we brought the 4100 online and pointed it at the controller of the existing device it was very simple to add to the existing device pool, quadrupling our storage capacity in a matter of minutes. As our storage needs grew (they always do) we recently added a PS 4100 to the array. In our case we started with a PS 5000 device a few years ago. Further when looking at iSCSI versus Fiber Channel you cost is even better in that you can typically leverage your existing switched infrastructure for your storage network, simply needing to VLAN off the storage connections from the rest of your network.Īdditions to the SAN with Equallogic arrays are very simple as well. ![]() In terms of value with our latest addition with a fully loaded system with 10k RPM SAS drives we were able to hit a price point of about $1300 per Terabyte, trust me when I say this is very cheap when compared to comparable systems from HP or EMC. ![]() Equallogic arrays in my opinion are a nice blend of value and performance that any systems or network administrator can learn to do basic setup and administration on in a few hours of poking around. In my environment we utilize Dell Equallogic PS Series iSCSI devices for our storage needs. ![]()
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