The biggest hurdle you'll have is no support for your simulators.
So depending on how mission critical this replication is, you'll need to
decide if it's worth it for the price.
I'm not saying it won't work, I believe it will. But if you have any
problems down the line, tech support will be limited as to what they can do
since the simulators don't have support contracts.
-- Adam Fox
adamfox@netapp.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Buerger, Andreas [mailto:andreas.buerger@wincor-nixdorf.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:12 PM
To: Fox, Adam; Johnson, James A [HDS]; Bill Holland
Cc: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: RE: Simulator - Disk Array
Hi,
One additional question regarding this topic.
We're planing the usage of netapp sims, for somekind of small data replication from our central datacenter to home offices.
Today we're syncing the data with unix tools, but we think about implementing a netapp sim, because of some very useful netapp functios.
The amount will be about 1-2gb, which has to be mirrored each day to the home offices.
I think we can optimize speed and and we would be able to throttle bandwith with the usage of the simulators snapmirror.
The solution will be a blackbox for the users, just only for automatic syncing the data from our headquarter to their private office.
For this usage, netapp functions provide very powerful and useful methods, thats why I'm thinking about this...
What do you think about these ideas? Are there any restrictions, which do not allow the commercial use of netapp sims?
Or do you think it's just an unrealistic idea, to implement such a solution?
Regards
Andreas
________________________________
From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com]
On Behalf Of Fox, Adam
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 5:19 PM
To: Johnson, James A [HDS]; Bill Holland
Cc: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: RE: Simulator - Disk Array
No. The simulator liceses only work on simulators, not real filers.
Licenses are priced by platform, but older (i.e. EOL platforms) may not have prices.
There's been talk about "home use" licensing, but I'm not aware if it was ever implemented.
-- Adam Fox
adamfox@netapp.com
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From: Johnson, James A [HDS] [mailto:James.Johnson8@hdsupply.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:36 AM
To: Johnson, James A [HDS]; Bill Holland
Cc: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: RE: Simulator - Disk Array
I know this probably doesn't work. But if I purchase a old filer, would
the simulator licenses work on that? How much does the licenses cost
anyway?
James
________________________________
From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com]
On Behalf Of Johnson, James A [HDS]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:13 AM
To: Bill Holland
Cc: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: RE: Simulator - Disk Array
Thanks, I thought that would be the case.
________________________________
From: Bill Holland [mailto:hollandwl@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:12 AM
To: Johnson, James A [HDS]
Cc: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Re: Simulator - Disk Array
No. The simulator is limited to 28 1GB virtual disks.
On 1/11/08, Johnson, James A [HDS] <James.Johnson8@hdsupply.com> wrote:
Can a simulator be used for real disk? E.g. I build a linux box and
attach 36 external disks to it, would the simulator be able to see that
storage? If so, how? Does anyone have instruction on how to do this?
Thanks,
James
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