Sun Storage 7110 Unified Storage System in Storage appliances

Another benefit of OpenSolaris is its DTrace tool, which is incorporated into the management console where it provides lots of real-time statistics and reporting facilities. Graphs are created by choosing from a range of options including CIFS, iSCSI, NFS and HTTP operations, CPU utilisation plus disk and network activity.

As data is gathered you can use worksheets to view real-time activity, browse back through data and export. The drill-down function will prove handy, as you can examine worksheets in detail and see, for example, which client generates the most activity per protocol.

The 7110 delivers a complete network storage solution with no hidden catches. Both NAS and IP SAN are supported, performance is very good, and Sun won't be beaten on value.

Author: Dave Mitchell