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Posted by elektrica, 11-22-2010, 06:49 AM
So after reading OnApp's post here: http://onapp.com/blog/post/hardware-shopping-list What do you guys think of their shopping list? What would you change, and why?
Posted by eming, 11-22-2010, 07:05 AM
Just to emphasise - that is just an example of how a shopping list could look. We've got around 80 hosts running OnApp now, and we've seen pretty much 80 different configs D
Posted by elektrica, 11-22-2010, 04:20 PM
Would you mind elaborating on what setups would work best for different scenarios? We're looking to enter the cloud market, with onapp. But we're still working on hardware planning. The main things we're looking for are: 1. Growth 2. Failover (while still remaining cost effective) The main use will be similar to vps.net
Posted by GusBouras, 12-22-2010, 09:08 AM
Hello D! Could you tell us the smaller setup deployed?
Posted by ddosguru, 12-22-2010, 05:11 PM
We just placed an order on the Dell PowerEdge C series for our LotusCloud VM expansion scheduled for next quarter. You have to call them to consult with someone in their cloud computing department who will help you choose the hardware. The pricing is very reasonable, much to my surprise.
Posted by Uncorrupted-Michael, 12-22-2010, 08:59 PM
The only thing I'd change is the SAN. Coraid rawks.
Posted by murphy13, 12-30-2010, 10:29 AM
Personally I would want more cache for the the SAN, and or SSD.
Posted by boskone, 12-31-2010, 10:57 AM
We used a NetApp clustered SAN for our storage with onapp. Works a storm and worth every cent for the blistering IO and low storage latency.
Posted by Caroline_9429, 01-25-2011, 09:58 AM
The set up on the list (http://onapp.com/blog/post/hardware-shopping-list) is actually a great set up for these two objectives. You can obviously start with a lower amount of Hypervisors. In terms of your set up, are you looking at h/w or s/w SAN options? Contact us if you need more information caroline[at]onapp.com