I'm looking at a netapp quote for 4.3 GB drives at $1200 a pop, and 9 GB drives for $2300 each. Yow.
If I worked for a Big Bucks Corporation -- or the Pentagon -- I wouldn't think twice about it. But since I work for a Strapped University instead, and e.g. Digital 4.3 GB drives in a storageworks cannister run about $950, I've got to wonder if there isn't a cheaper solution. Has anyone got a source for "approved" drives in cannisters (and ideally shelves, too) that's a little closer to market pricing?
Jim, In the past, with FAServer model 450, NetApp gave me the model number and micro code rev number of Seagate disks (2/4GB) and we bought it off the street. I am not sure if they still entertain such requests. Philip Thomas Motorola - ATL, M/S M350 2200 W. Broadway M350 Mesa, AZ 85202 rxjs80@email.sps.mot.com (602) 655-3678 (602) 655-2285 (fax)
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From: Jim Davis jdavis@CS.Arizona.EDU Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 13:51:03 -0700 (MST) Subject: Disk drives prices To: toasters@mathworks.com
I'm looking at a netapp quote for 4.3 GB drives at $1200 a pop, and 9 GB drives for $2300 each. Yow.
If I worked for a Big Bucks Corporation -- or the Pentagon -- I wouldn't think twice about it. But since I work for a Strapped University instead, and e.g. Digital 4.3 GB drives in a storageworks cannister run about $950, I've got to wonder if there isn't a cheaper solution. Has anyone got a source for "approved" drives in cannisters (and ideally shelves, too) that's a little closer to market pricing?
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On Mon, 16 Mar 1998, Jim Davis wrote:
I've got to wonder if there isn't a cheaper solution. Has anyone got a source for "approved" drives in cannisters (and ideally shelves, too) that's a little closer to market pricing?
Ask your sales rep for their table of approved drives. I was able to easily source 14 of the appropriate Barracuda 4GB drives (down to the correct firmware revision) from one of our other vendors. Same goes for the DEC StorageWorks canisters and the read cache SIMM's. The rest of the filer is still under Netapp's hardware support agreement too.
Netapp really needs to needs to take a hard look at their component pricing. Whatever testing they do in-house does not seem to make any difference in the real world, as we've had problems only with Netapp-sourced components. The third-party stuff has yet to require replacement, and they've been in use the longest.
Anyone have a prediction for how long it will be (if ever) until NetApp is a software only company? For example, Compaq produces a server running a NetApp OS.
I predict 2 years.
How many people would pay a few grand for a CD containing a NetApp OS that could be installed on any PC (albeit with a limited hardware selection) and a software license?
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