My local NetApp sales rep was at my office this morning and from what I understand, there is no upgrade path for this product. It is intended to be an entry level filer w/limited growth (648gb max storage).
-Gregg Anderson
-----Original Message----- From: Jordan Share [mailto:iso9@phantasticant.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 1:12 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: F85 series
So, is there an upgrade path for this box?
We (my work) are an ASP, and we are looking at using a NetApp for our colocation cage. Right now, we are pretty much going back and forth between the F720 and the F760. We really only need the 720 for the near future, but if the "upgrade" to the 760 turns out to be more like a replacement of the 720 (i.e. we get very little back from trading it in), then we might go that route.
But this F85 piques my interest. Roughly, what is its price point, and can the head be swapped out when it is time to upgrade? I would guess (after a brief survey of the website) that there isn't an intended upgrade path from this model.
Thanks, Jordan ----- Original Message ----- From: "White, Lance" Lance.White@netapp.com To: "'Clawson, Simon'" simon_clawson@mentorg.com; toasters@mathworks.com Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 8:16 AM Subject: RE: F85 series
No, it uses FW Ultra SCSI-3 disks, not FC. Yes, NDMP backup is supported. Limitations? Well, as it's positioned to be the NEW entry level Netapp
(at
3300 NFS ops/sec, it actually about 30% faster than the old low end F720, and about 30% less expensive), it IS limited to 648GB MAX storage (6 internal plus 12 external in 18GB & 36GB flavors), as opposed to the
F720's
limit of ~500GB. Still doin' hot swap, RAID4, snapshots, OnTap, WAFL, everything that's cool about a Filer and more! :-D
-----Original Message----- From: Clawson, Simon [mailto:simon_clawson@mentorg.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 7:30 AM To: 'toasters@mathworks.com' Subject: F85 series
Has anyone had any experince with the F85? Does it use the same disks as
the
700 & 800's? Is it possible to back it up via NDMP? What are its limitations?
Simon