Storage Management

RAID management with IBM System x3400

hi iam new here and i have some questions to all of you who is working on RAID. 1. i have x3400 IBM SERVER and it has 2 disk with 74 GB each while installing with server cd the only availabel option raid 1 i selected that and after that i install w2k3 server standard editions now i want to make...

Need SAN upgrade suggestions

Need to upgrade our SAN due to performance limitations of the HP MSA2000 using fibre channel to connect to our xen servers Any suggestions on products and your experiences Thanks

Ensuring the same data is served when using multiple load balanced servers

I have a Web server and I need to add another Web server. We will use a load balancer to take care of distributing the load between the 2 Web servers. Users are capable of uploading files and data via FTP and HTTP. I need a technique that will help me make replication for these files and data...

Any common tool for measuring controller throughput?

I was searching for a long time for a simple tool which can tell us the controller throughput of any SAN environment. Its necessary for every Storage engineer to have this utility to cross verify the subsystem we buy. Ofcourse the vendor will have the tool or LAB benchmark for the same. But those...

How do I use Veritas Volume Manager DMP with a StorageTek ST2540 array

We have recently aquired a Sun StorageTek ST2540 array and directly attached it to Sun T2000 server. While the native Solaris 10 MPxIO is able to recognize duel path to the Storage but Veritas DMP is unable to. Could this be because of array support missing in Veritas Storage Foundation Suit 5 for...

Looking for NAS solution

I have a number of IDE drives (between 250GB - 500GB) that I have out grown over the years. I was curious whether anyone is aware of a NAS (100/GB Int) device or similar chasis / enclosure (USB/Firewire) that accepts IDE drives and is affordable? I would prefer to have all three connections. I...

Need new backup solution for 1TB of data

We are looking for a new type of backup for our server. We currently are using a tape drive but the tapes are worn and do not meet our storage needs. We have received some quotes on different products and we aren't sure what is the best way to go. Right now our options are a NAS storage unit, a...

Is holographic storage the latest storage technology?

is the holographic storage disc is the recent tech. related to storage?? what is after holographic storege disc?? which is the recent storage tech???

Will adding eATA interfere with my current RAID setup?

I just go a new eATA 1.5 TB harddrive what i like to ad to my setup as data back up drive on board i have 4 eATA conections 2 are used for raid 0 this is the setup CybertronPC X-Cruiser SLI AMD Gaming PC – AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz, 4GB DDR2-667, 2x250GB SATA II (RAID 0), DL DVD±RW, 2x...

How to rebuild RAID without obstructing data migration?

I see why RAID rebuilds obstruct data migration. A RAID rebuild is NOT like backup and restore. The rebuild consumes resources, e.g. CPU etc. So if we have the RAID on a separate system (managed by its own CPU) then: Surely this allows a RAID rebuild without obstructing data migration? Do you...

iSCSI SAN Server suggestions?

We are in the process of purchasing a new SAN server. I was curious if anyone has any good or bad experience with HP, Netapp, Dell, Fujitsu or others. We will be using Exchange 2007 mostly in the environment and need something that is very expandable. Thanks

How do I use the current usage data to predict future growth?

I am taking up responsibility as a capacity planner. Currently, I have created automated reports that can tell me the exact usage of each tier and host for all our boxes. This data is obtained and stored every day. Can you share how I can use the data to analyse utilisation and predict the future...

Extend Partition Size - Win XP

Is there any other way to extend the size of a partition in Windows XP other than DiskPart? I've tried that method but to no avail. I deleted an extra backup partition and want to use the unallocated space to add to my main partition.

capacity management planning for 30+ servers

Hi all, I have to do capacity planning for each server in our envr. about 30 server, i need an experts help, do u have any tremplate, any tools that can estimate how much storage each server needs for the future "next two years for example" i need it too urgent , any template help me ,,,

Monitoring software for hardware usage

Need to determine the best real-time monitoring software for hardware. Would like non-vendor specfic information on usage and suggestions for data placement in Raids and NAS type of storage,along with SOX. This request for help was originally submitted to the Research Assistant on WhatIs.com.

how to clone mirrored scsi drives to larger array on win2k3 domain controller

proliant ml310 Domain Controller (only dc in forest) AHA2940UW/2 scsi drives mirrored the drives have 2 partitions - c: containing the os (win2k3 std) and f: containing the shared data problem: drive f: is running out of room. Client has asked me to increase the storage on f:. I don't want to...

Mac, Linux, Windows, Storage

What or how is the best way to present a single pool of storage to Mac clients using AFP, Windows using SMB/CIFS, and Linux/Unix using NFS? The ideal solution would be users to access all of their data whether they bounced from a Mac to a Linux workstation and then to a Windows system. Basically a...

Exchange 2003 server running on Windows Server 2003 that is running out of space on the system partition

I have an Exchange 2003 server running on Windows Server 2003 that is running out of space on the system partition. I have a RAID 5 configuration. I want to replace the drives with larger ones and resize the partitions in the process. I had two thoughts as a way to do this. One would be to...

i am trying to backup of a 80GB database on a network (SAN via NAS) and its taking 10 HRS

i am trying to backup of a 80GB database on a network (SAN via NAS)and its taking 10 HRS but when i backup up the same database on a local drive it only takes 40 minutes. can anyone help me troubleshoot what the possible issue could be? Thanks

Best Option to Backup A Terabytes worth of Data

What is the best and cost effective way to backup a 1 to 1.5 Terabytes worth of data? What I am backing up is these scanned in images that are just sitting in a directory but are not backed up. Thanks.