An Open Source EqualLogic Replacement Part 3: Evaluating ZFS
ZFS As detailed in my last post, ZFS looks like the best fit for my needs. It’s taken some time to get my head wrapped around it, so I thought I would share my initial findings here.
December 2013
Gordo Christmas Party 2013
Some edits from last night’s Christmas party. Clicking on an image will display it larger; clicking it again will close the viewer. Once viewing a large image, press the left and right arrow buttons on your keyboard to advance to the next image. [nggallery id=2]
An Open Source EqualLogic Replacement: Part 2
Pipe Dream? Part 1 laid out my goals: move from my EqualLogic array to something cheaper, faster, with more storage. It sounds impossible, but there are some acceptable (and affordable) solutions out there. SSD + Hard Drive Options After some research, I came up with three possible ways to accomplish my goals, looking strictly at …
An Open Source EqualLogic Replacement: Part 1
I run a XenServer cluster that depends on an EqualLogic PS5000XV for shared storage. While I hold the EqualLogic unit in high regard, I will be trying to replace it with open-source tools running on fairly standard server hardware. I will be documenting the process here.