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FC-AL backplanes/enclosures
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| Hi all,
I inherited a couple Fibre Channel Cheetahs (ST39102FC) that I'd like
to build a small but fast disk subsystem with. Can anyone recommend
reasonably priced backplanes or enclosures to build a nice loop? I'm
looking at 6 to 8 drives for a start but given that these are really
cheap on eBay, I'm wondering about extensibility as well.
I need a disk subsystem with high random throughput to test backup
applications.
Thanks,
Ralf-Peter
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| David A.Lethe 2005-02-20, 5:47 pm |
| On 18 Feb 2005 10:01:03 -0800, "RPR" <rohbeck@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hi all,
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>I inherited a couple Fibre Channel Cheetahs (ST39102FC) that I'd like
>to build a small but fast disk subsystem with. Can anyone recommend
>reasonably priced backplanes or enclosures to build a nice loop? I'm
>looking at 6 to 8 drives for a start but given that these are really
>cheap on eBay, I'm wondering about extensibility as well.
>I need a disk subsystem with high random throughput to test backup
>applications.
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>Thanks,
>Ralf-Peter
Try ebay, but you're going to be in for some sticker shock. You'll
spend much more on a FC enclosure (and cabling and an HBA) then you
paid for those disks, especially if you want to go 2Gbit.
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| frostbyte 2005-02-22, 5:45 pm |
| I have some older eurologic shelves that I would be happy to part with
for $300 each.. $400 if you want sleds with them.. These are the
netapp FC-8 disk shelves (built to support 9 & 18GB drives) with
redundant power connections. These utilize a copper FCAL card which I
can offer for $200.
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