I need a solution for really fast storage (GByte/sec)

[Giorgos P.]

Does anyone have a solution to the following problem:

requirements:
1)A storage unit-system
2)with a data transfer rate of up to 5 GByte/sec (yes that is Giga)
3)Storage capacity of up to 20 TByte.
4)Preferably an off the self solution (though suggesting an architecture of
eg. a specific raid controller would help)

Thanks in advance guys.

[Iwanna Know]

Post by Giorgos P.
1)A storage unit-system
2)with a data transfer rate of up to 5 GByte/sec (yes that is Giga)
3)Storage capacity of up to 20 TByte.
4)Preferably an off the self solution (though suggesting an architecture of
eg. a specific raid controller would help)
Thanks in advance guys.

You need a SAN attached box.
Get something with at least 3 distinct sotrage processors and
independent 2GB FC Ports.
If you create your volumes and stripe them outside the box (In the
fabric or the OS) you will have an effective (theoretical) Throughtput
og 6GB/s
Then you would need 3 2GB FC HBA's on your host, and make sure that
your server can handle it.
It's a waste to use 3 HBA's on a single PCI bus, because PCI 2.0
can;t even handle that much throughtput. That rules out low-end
servers.


I know EMC , Dell, and HDS have such products

Of ocurse, if you don't want to spend a lot, you might look at some
of the other vendors.