Hello all... we're in the final stages of purchasing a NetApp F740 to host our Sybase (or Oracle, eventually) database on. The device will be populated with 18 gigabyte drives, to balance # spindles with total storage capabilities. At the moment, the 36 gigabyte drives don't look to be appropriate to our needs or cost-effective.
However, I'm concerned at the relative speed with which the 9 gigabyte drives were EOL'd and then became unavailable for sale. Is there a scheduled time-frame for EOL on the 18 gigabyte drives? Should I specify 36 gigabyte drives, just to be safe and have a reasonable time frame for continued acquisition of the same type of drive?
Thomas
P.S. Thanks to everyone who responded previously to my query about people's experience running databases off a NetApp... I'm confident now that this is a feasible solution, and that the benefits are pretty compelling. The last obstacle is simply arranging to actually demonstrate this working in a test environment, before going forward.
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