Storage options for large file servers

danletkeman — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:48:41 GMT

Hello,

I am researching storage options for some of the larger file servers we are interested in setting up. Currently we have 10-15 smaller file servers with 1-3TB each and our server admin's want to consolidate these into 2-3 servers with 3-5 TB each. We are running VMWare Vsphere 5, and I am thinking I will have to use RDM's in this case as I see no other option that still allows me to use the HA features.

We currently have a P4500 with 4 nodes that we use for all of our guest VM's, and it works great. I was wondering if there is anything else with a larger storage range (preferably sata drives) in a lower price range that anyone would recommend for just file storage use? I really don't want to use a P4500 for file storage as it eats up valuable storage space, as most of the files are not used.

Thanks,

Dan.

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