topic Re: Smart Array 1510i in MSA Storage

Smart Array 1510i

Olufemi Ogundimu — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:23:04 GMT

I am considering purchasing the 1510i with the MSA30 trays and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with it and how it performs. Thanks.

Re: Smart Array 1510i

Trevor Roddam — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:18:05 GMT

I don't have personal Exp with the 1510i, however, make sure you have significant bandwith on your IP network as this is an iSCSI device.

Unless you have very low IO req then I would look at a Fabric Switched (SAN) device.
iSCSI is great in therory but has significant issues in real life with IO, CPU usage, and network bandwidth.

Why not look at the MSA1500 SAN Starter kit.
It has 4/8 Switches included....

Re: Smart Array 1510i

Olufemi Ogundimu — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:17:06 GMT

I am planning to use it for a Vmware project and not necessarily as primary storage.