[Bioclusters] Re: file server for cluster

[Ivo Grosse]

I just read that the throughput of the MaxAttach 6000 (with an IDE 
RAID) is about 180 Mb/s, and that the throughput of Dell's PowerVault 
755N (with a SCSI RAID) is about 230 Mb/s.

http://www.eweek.com/article/0%2c3658%2cs%253D702%2526a%253D21465%2c00.a
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Also, I heard that Dell's new PowerVault 755N based on Tualatins can 
reach 470 Mb/s.

Naively, I had thought so far that striping over a dozen of disks gives 
throughputs greater than 1 Gb/s.  Could you please comment on whether

- the above examples are poor performers, and typical NAS servers give 
a throughput greater than 1 Gb/s?,

- it would make any sense to connect more than one Gigabit line from 
the cluster switch to the file server?,

- which NAS servers you would recommend that give a throughput of 1 
Gb/s?, and

- how much those beasts would cost?

Thanks!

Ivo