From: HRISHIKESH KULKARNI (hrk007@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 09:36:34 EDT
Hi Kenneth,
Thanks a lot for clearing this.
So if we are definiately going with UFS filesystem
definitely , then other than easy configurability
through graphical interface, there is not much sense
going with the expensive Veritas Volume Manager.
I assume SDS is available as a free dwonload.
Regards,
Hrishi.
--- Kenneth Modrego <Kenneth.Modrego@toyota-fs.com>
wrote:
> Hi!
>
> The A5200 doesn't have RAID Manager or any RAID
> hardware. you will see the
> disks throught the Fiber channel controller.
> You can always use those disks with format, but you
> will need to use them
> separately and you will have the 7 partition
> restriction.
>
> With SDS you'd be able to create RAID 0/1/10/5 in
> such disks, and it's
> FREE!
> aditionally SDS allows you to create Soft
> partitions, so you can overcome
> the 7 partitions limit.
>
> Veritas Volume Manager it's a good opcion if you a
> re running a larger
> enviroment, it is faster, easier to configure and
> more stable,
> combined with VxFS (Veritas File system) it will
> allow you to grow and
> Shrink filesystems without unmounting them. plus the
> VxFS is fater than
> UFS.
>
> However Veritas is very expensive and not always
> justified in medium/small
> environments.
>
> hope that helps.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kenneth Modrego
> UNIX Systems Administrator
> Europe & Africa Region
> Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC
> Tel: +44 (0)1737 365509
> Fax: +44 (0)1737 365520
> mailto:kenneth.modrego@toyota-fs.com
>
> HRISHIKESH KULKARNI <hrk007@yahoo.com>
> Sent by: sunmanagers-bounces@sunmanagers.org
> 08/09/2004 05:37
>
> To
> sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org
> cc
>
> Subject
> Partioning and volume creation
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I had a basic question regarding partiton creation
> when a storage array is connected to a server.
> Assuming a E45K is connected to couple of A5200s
> would you need to have veritas , Disksuite or such
> similar software for creation required
> partitions/volumes.
> Cant we do the same with format option of solrias?
> Is the only advantage of software like Veritas that
> they help you create logical volumes which can mix
> disks from different disk arrays. I assume the other
> benefit is software level RAID features offered by
> veritas.
> Cant this be acheived by hardware RAID contollers
> for
> the disk arrays and creating partitions on storage
> array with format command
>
> Regards,
> Hrishi.
>
>
>
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