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-Configurable- HP ProLiant DL380 G5 - Rack Server HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server Dual Core Intel® Xeon® 5130 (2.0GHz, 1333 FSB) Processor HP 4GB Fully Buffered DIMM PC2-5300 4X1GB Memory Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition + 5 CALS (Not Installed) Slim Line CD-RW/DVD-ROM 24X Combo Drive Option Kit HP Smart Array P800 Controller HP 72GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS 10,000 rpm Hard Drive HP 72GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS 10,000 rpm Hard Drive HP 146GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS 10,000 rpm Hard Drive HP 146GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS 10,000 rpm Hard Drive HP 146GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS 10,000 rpm Hard Drive HP 146GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS 10,000 rpm Hard Drive HP 146GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS 10,000 rpm Hard Drive HP 146GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS 10,000 rpm Hard Drive HP 1000-W Hot-Plug Power Supply HP 1000-W Redundant Hot-Plug Power Supply (NEMA) HP Redundant Hot-Plug Fans Embedded NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Network Adapter HP NC360T PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter - Low Profile HP NC360T PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter - Low Profile Integrated Lights Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Management HP Standard Limited Warranty - 3 Years Parts and on-site Labor, Next Business Day |
$7605.00 | 1 | $7605.00 |
| HP Care Pack, 3 Years, 4 Hours, 24x7, Hardware, ProLiant DL380 | $919.00 | 1 | $919.00 |
| HP StorageWorks MSA60 Modular Smart Array | $2,999.00 | 1 | $2,999.00 |
| HP 300GB Hot Plug 3.5 SAS 15,000 rpm Hard Drive | $829.00 | 12 | $9,948.00 |
| Hardware Total: | $21,471.00 | ||
CONFIGURING THE SOFTWARE
So we have configured our SAN hardware. What's missing is the intelligence to turn this ordinary high-power server with direct attached storage into a SAN: the volume provisioning, caching, and LUN masking management, as well as the drivers to run the NICs as iSCSI "targets" so they'll behave like a storage array's ports. For this functionality we will use a unique software package from DataCore Software Corporation called SANmelody™. This software will turn the ProLiant into a storage array far more powerful and performant than HP's own MSA-2000. SANmelody™ software converts ordinary x86 servers into cost-effective storage arrays, often called "SANs". SANmelody™ implements in software the so-called "firmware" that is commonly found in traditional storage arrays. With SANmelody, any PC can become an iSCSI storage server. The server's built-in Ethernet ports become "iSCSI" targets, allowing you to create an inexpensive SAN infrastructure using common IP switches and NICs. SANmelody also offers optional support for native Fibre Channel — by adding in industry standard Fibre Channel HBAs such as those from QLogic or Emulex, SANmelody offers both native FC and native iSCSI functionality. The server's disk space can be carved up and / or pooled, from which SANmelody creates virtual volumes (commonly called LUNs) that can be assigned or mapped to other servers. The other servers see these LUNs as local disks to be formatted and used like any other disk. SANmelody uses the server RAM for its sophisticated caching engine, resulting in impressive "Tier-1" performance. Want more cache? It's just inexpensive server RAM — and SANmelody will support up to 20GB worth for caching. We purchase a "VS1 Package" license for SANmelody™ which supports up to 3TB of usable backend storage, Storage Pooling with Thin Provisioning and Over-Subscription (which means you can present as much storage as you want to your SAN clients). The license also features Snapshots, Synchronous Data Mirroring, Asynchronous Replication and up to eight iSCSI targets. SANmelody™ is software and its features and capacity are license based — the license can easily be upgraded as your storage capacity requirements evolve. If you need to evolve beyond the DL380 G5, the software can be reinstalled on any other server platform #151; a DL500 series, or even a server from another vendor. True scalability. The VS1 license satisfies our objectives for implementing our Business Continuity solution as well as creating a DR site. By installing a second SAN array with the same software configuration we've created here, the two SANmelody servers can be paired to mirror any or all of their volumes in an active / active manner. The mirroring of the writes takes place over iSCSI and creating a mirror channel is as simple as connecting a crossover cable between the two SANmelody servers. The two partners can actively failover and fail-back, providing the highest level of data availability — an ideal solution for a highly-available virtual server environment. The VS1 license also includes AIM, the Asynchronous IP Mirroring feature, which we can use between any two SANmelody servers to replicate our SAN volumes over standard IP. |
SUM IT UPIn summary, each SANmelody node will will comprise the following:
NEXT STEPSLas Solanas Consulting is not a DataCore nor an HP reseller, and DataCore does not publish their prices on the web. Suffice it to say that the total cost of this solution per SANmelody server (configured hardware, software and support and maintenance) will be less than $30,000. Please contact DataCore™ or a DataCore reseller for pricing information. If you want to take a test drive of SANmelody, you can download a
free, no-obligation
30-day evaluation. You'll see for yourself how SANmelody out-performs the traditional storage vendor's
SANs or Storage Arrays.
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