Of course, the fact that Scott @ Union Computer Exchange sells second
hand Netapp equipment has nothing to do with his opinion.... :-)
I'm with Glenn on this one. Netapp systems are usually put into
critical environments; having to rely on anyone but the original
manufacturer for hardware support is a risk I'm not willing to take.
Of course, the fact that I'm a Netapp VAR has everything to do with
that! :-)
Glenn
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I guess it's all about where you're getting the parts from. My
statement was more along the lines of it being cheaper to get a contract
from NetApp than to get parts from NetApp without a contract.
I can't speak to anything that's 3rd party.
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Fischmann [mailto:scottuce@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 6:19 PM
To: Glenn Walker
Cc: Tim Longo; toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: RE: filer disk replacement
I beg to differ with Glenn -- considering the ready availability of
cheap/used/3rd party/high quality/tested parts or complete heads for
F7xx and F8xx generation systems, it is MUCH, MUCH cheaper to swap
parts/purchase spares/procure 3rd party parts coverage as opposed to
continuing with NetApp hardware support.
;-)
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Scott Fischmann
Union Computer Exchange, Inc.
6233 Idylwood Lane
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55436
phone: (952) 935-7282 | fax: (952) 935-5056
email: scott@unioncomputer.com
"Helping our customers make each dollar go further - since 1991!"
Glenn Walker wrote on 3/16/2006, 1:24 PM:
> NetApp disks are formatted in a special way. I _believe_ they are
> also labeled in a special way (ie, like HPaq does) so that the disks
> appear in a specific way when you perform normal SCSI Inquiries into
> the device type... that pretty much will prevent you from using
common
> off-the-shelf components. I know of no way around this...
>
> FWIW - the support agreement you get from NetApp for a year is
> typically MUCH cheaper than having to swap out parts if they break by
> paying NetApp the one-time support agreement and paying for the
> components themselves. It doesn't take many component swaps to
> overcome the cost of paying for the yearly support agreement...
>
> Glenn
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com on behalf of Tim Longo
> Sent: Thu 3/16/2006 1:28 PM
> To: toasters@mathworks.com
> Subject: filer disk replacement
>
>
>
> I have an old filer that will be off support soon. Support through
> Netapp is way too much $$, but the system still works great... so I'd
> like to explore alternative options for replacing disks when they
fail.
> Can I simply buy a fiber channel disk that matches the type in the
filer
> on ebay or something to replace? Anyone else find a good(cheap) way
to
> support older, but still useful machines?
>
> thanks
>
>
>
--
Scott Fischmann
Union Computer Exchange, Inc.
6233 Idylwood Lane
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55436
phone: (952) 935-7282 | fax: (952) 935-5056
email: scott@unioncomputer.com
"Helping our customers make each dollar go further - since 1991!"
