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Posted to dev@cloudstack.apache.org by Tim Schultheiss <ts...@dynamicquest.com> on 2013/03/11 21:05:22 UTC
Feature request: SAS support
Hello all,
I would like to request adding Server Attached SCSI support to Cloudstack.
The use of direct-attached storage would be beneficial for the adoption of
Cloudstack- SAS devices need less infrastructure to implement (no network
devices needed, unlike iSCSI or FibreChannel), and therefore allow for
low-cost deployments. This could make Cloudstack more attractive to small
and medium businesses with tight IT budgets, and those who are unable to
dedicate the needed network infrastructure to make an effective storage
network.
My company is looking to create efficient cost-effective on-site clusters
for our clients that would scale with their needs. Many of these clients do
not have the network infrastructure for an iSCSI or FC deployment, and the
cost to upgrade their networks would be hard for them to justify.
Thank you for your time,
Tim
RE: Feature request: SAS support
Posted by Tim Schultheiss <ts...@dynamicquest.com>.
Can we use external SAS units connected through HBA as shared storage?
This is something that works well in Xen 6.02, but is currently unsupported
in Cloudstack.
-----Original Message-----
From: Edison Su [mailto:Edison.su@citrix.com]
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 6:32 PM
To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: RE: Feature request: SAS support
I think you can use SAS as local storage, which should be supported in
CloudStack already. May need to manually setup a local storage on each
hypervisor host before adding the host into CloudStack.
Do you have extra feature requests if the existing SAS support is not enough
for you?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Schultheiss [mailto:tschultheiss@dynamicquest.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 1:05 PM
> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: Feature request: SAS support
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I would like to request adding Server Attached SCSI support to Cloudstack
RE: Feature request: SAS support
Posted by Edison Su <Ed...@citrix.com>.
I think you can use SAS as local storage, which should be supported in CloudStack already. May need to manually setup a local storage on each hypervisor host before adding the host into CloudStack.
Do you have extra feature requests if the existing SAS support is not enough for you?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Schultheiss [mailto:tschultheiss@dynamicquest.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 1:05 PM
> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: Feature request: SAS support
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I would like to request adding Server Attached SCSI support to Cloudstack.
>
> The use of direct-attached storage would be beneficial for the adoption of
> Cloudstack- SAS devices need less infrastructure to implement (no network
> devices needed, unlike iSCSI or FibreChannel), and therefore allow for low-
> cost deployments. This could make Cloudstack more attractive to small and
> medium businesses with tight IT budgets, and those who are unable to
> dedicate the needed network infrastructure to make an effective storage
> network.
>
> My company is looking to create efficient cost-effective on-site clusters for
> our clients that would scale with their needs. Many of these clients do not
> have the network infrastructure for an iSCSI or FC deployment, and the cost
> to upgrade their networks would be hard for them to justify.
>
>
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> Tim