I perfectly agree and I can add that “numbers alone often are without meaning” J

But, if we can ideally think to something that can be compared analyzing numbers, graph and tables can let us have an idea of what we can expect…

Just as sample, it’s quite obvious that in  terms of “fire power” there no story between a DS8xxx and a FAS6xxx (same size and type of disks, same F/C channels and speed, same hosts and apps and so on) but reading at the values we can do more that with no specs at all.

My best regards,

Da: Uddhav Regmi [mailto:uddhav.regmi@worldnet.att.net]
Inviato: venerdì 6 giugno 2008 15.12
A: 'Glenn Walker'; Milazzo Giacomo; toasters@mathworks.com
Oggetto: RE: Where to get more tech specs?

Performance is not something which cannot be compared vis-a-vis with other platform/hardware.....

In real life there could be so many variables ........

OnTAP tuning and hardwares can play the role

Switching, paths , routing.....can play the role

then finally your front end Server Platform, hardware and application can play the role......

All these are very tightly related.....

-uddhav

From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Glenn Walker
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 8:46 AM
To: Milazzo Giacomo; toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: RE: Where to get more tech specs?

You could look at specfs numbers (there’s an organization that publishes this), and you can get the docs you’ve already seen from your sales team.  It’s not something that is typically given to customers.  Check with your sales team (Channel perhaps?).

Glenn

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From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Milazzo Giacomo
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 3:02 AM
To: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Where to get more tech specs?

Hi all

Long times ago I was able to obtain from some NetApp guys documentation that regarded detailed tech specs of filer appliances with data on performances such us iops, throughput and so on with also comparison between models both from NetApp and competitor too. The data regarded NAS ans SAN (iSCSI and FCP) aspects.

Do you know if there are available docs on new filers?

Sometime it happens that customers ask us for comparison charts (i.e. now we could need data for IBM DS8000 storage and FAS3xxx and/or 6xxx filers regarding SAN FCP performances)

regards