[NTLUG:Discuss] A Brief Storage Wish List

[Robert Pearson]

Robert Pearson wrote---
>> It looks like an IP SAN to me since it will do block operations.

Chris Cox wrote---
>No IP stack.... so no need for TOE, etc.  Simpler.  Uses
>ATAoE.
>So.. similar to ISCSI, but NOT routeable.. so strictly local attached.
>But still similar in flexibility apart from that.

I stand corrected on the IP SAN. They keep getting closer and
closer to the Storage feature/function set I want at a price I am
willing to pay.

Some of the Storage feature/function set I want is---
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Information Lifecycle Management Phases

Assess
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(1) Announces itself to the network and auto-negotiates the SLA
(2) Enters its Configuration information into the Electronic Inventory
(2) Self-reporting over its IT life
(3) Works with major Manageware tools

Strategy
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(1) Supports the Line of Business (LOB)
(2) Meets the IT Portfolio Management TCO, ROI requirements
(3) Meets the IT Portfolio Management Configuration, Replication, and
Re-Configuration requirements (lower metrics)
(4) Meets the Managed Unit of Technology SLA/SLM requirements
(5) Meets the Managed Unit of Information SLA/SLM requirements

Design
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(1) High bandwidth, both internal and external
(2) Enterprise scalable without box swap
(3) PnP upgrades - no cold boot required for major upgrades
(4) Scales cost-effectively either vertically or horizontally
(5) Vendor defined product life
(6) Built in reporting for both TCO and ROI - this is SRM+ capability
(7) Has the correct number of "9's" for the Information High Availability (IHA)

Implement
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(1) Hardware PnP (Plug-n-Play)
(2) Autoconfiguration - just plug it into the power and network
(3) Auto determines striping, RAID level based on Application requests in cache
(4) Dynamic configuration/re-configuration as Application needs change

Manage
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(1) Content aware and centric
(2) Pipelined SFO (Search, Find and Obtain) by Content

These are just a quick few from my wish list.

Thanks,

Robert