Re: best use of an EMC SAN

On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 09:03:27AM -0400, Dave Cramer wrote:
> Problem with dedicating the spindles to each array is that we end up
> wasting space. Are the SAN's smart enough to do a better job if I
> create one large metalun and cut it up ?

In my experience, this largely depends on your SAN and its hard- and
firm-ware, as well as its ability to interact with the OS.  I think
the best answer is "sometimes yes".

A

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