I
presume you meant "arguments." ;-)
(Also,
did you mean F740c or just a stand-alone F740?)
Given
the dramatic price difference, it simply depends on the scope of your
requirements.
- do
you require a single platform that scales to 18TB?
- what
about performance?
- (I
assume you meant F740c, but just in case you are comparing clustered and
non-clustered platforms...) what about cluster failover high
availability?
The
lotta-little-filers-versus-a-coupla-big-ones issue can be reasonably argued on
both sides focussing on many issues.
-
manageability/ease of administration
-
cost
-
performance
-
availability
-
complexity
-
etc.
With
either platform you get the full range of capabilities associated with Data
ONTAP -- WAFL, SnapShots, available support for multi-protocol environments with
SecureShare single-instance data sharing, available value-added features
including SnapRestore, SnapMirror, SnapManager for Exchange, Global Data Fabric
management capability with Content Director/Content Reporter, etc. <End
of NetApp commercial>
FWIW,
the F740 is an alpha-based platform. The F880c is built on an Intel SMB
architecture. The F8xx series is the latest generation from NetApp, and it
is reasonable to expect that they will be available and supported long after the
F740 model has been retired.
HTH. Joe
Joe Luchtenberg
Dataline, Inc.
757-858-0600
757-285-1223 (mobile)
757-858-0606 (fax)
joe.luchtenberg@data-line.com
www.data-line.com
Any augments for going with F880c
verses F740 filer.
Jennifer