Veritas SAN/FS

Is there anyone using Veritas's SAN/FS? We are soon to do so, and sysadmins are arguing that I can't have RAW disc space (otherwise it invalidated the improvements in administration). Is it true that I've look at a 30% decrease in performance? Are there any alternatives - that someone has proven?! To complete the picture, this will be on a Sun E10K running Solaris 2.6 I much appreciate your feedback. Angus -- Angus Couper ********************************************************************** The information transmitted in this email is private and confidential and is intended for the use of the intended recipients specified therein. If you are neither an intended nor an employee or agent responsible for delivery to an intended recipient, you should be aware that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately. **********************************************************************

Angus Couper wrote: > > Is there anyone using Veritas's SAN/FS? > We are soon to do so, and sysadmins are arguing that I can't have RAW disc > space (otherwise it invalidated the improvements in administration). > Is it true that I've look at a 30% decrease in performance? > Are there any alternatives - that someone has proven?! > > To complete the picture, this will be on a Sun E10K running Solaris 2.6 > I much appreciate your feedback. Be strong grasshopper. RAW disk or no server! Yes the performance hit can be as much as 35% and will certainly be more than 10% EVEN with a 'fast' filesystem. If the sysadmins are stubborn you be so also and go to the big guy. Art S. Kagel