Not directly related to Asterisk but I'm sure one or two of you will get hot and bothered over this. :-) http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/thecus-n7700.html Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Inc dean at cognation.net <mailto:dean at cognation.net> +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). ________________________________ From: Dean Collins [mailto:dean at cognation.net] Sent: Wednesday, 29 October 2008 2:10 PM To: Dean Collins Subject: [Dean Collins] Thecus N7700 Mmmm Yummy, look what the lovely DHL delivery guy just dropped off. <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigUUbUyfI/AAAAAAAAAxg/JnwClKJA4 Xk/s320/2008_10290022.JPG> The Thecus N7700 <http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=10&pid=82> is a brand new 7 drive Raid NAS server. <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigUiqYnDI/AAAAAAAAAxo/NxLBLSmGc Pg/s1600-h/2008_10290023.JPG> Offers iSCSI direct disk support on Raid 0,1,5,6,10 (even multiple raid groups). <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigUkp9ubI/AAAAAAAAAxw/1jGvopsi2 y8/s320/2008_10290024.JPG> Allows network seperate configurable LAN and WAN ports. The eSata drive can be used for offloading onto another disk/tape solution. In addition there is a PCI slot that I've been told is there to create 'multiple N7700 clusters' though I haven't seen it done and not sure what the limitations are but I've been told you can stack 7 of them in a cluster!!!! <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigU1FL7dI/AAAAAAAAAx4/_o0rfx9cX Ig/s320/2008_10290025.JPG> <http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigVWhn0oI/AAAAAAAAAyA/L9XxSgVHo kQ/s320/2008_10290026.JPG> Unfortunately I'm still waiting for the 7 x Seagate 1.5 Tb drives ST31500341AS drives to arrive so at the moment it's just sitting there looking all hot and pretty. Although I'm using it for my personal home use i'm sure it will be right at home in a SME without the high pricepoints for a Pillar or similar NAS solution. If you are looking for a solid NAS and those puny 2 and 4 drive boxes are not enough for you :) then you should check out the N7700. Cheers, Dean P.S. This was one of the first 50 or so to land in the country this week so you might find it hard to get your own. Also they are coming out with an rackbased version in about 2 months if you want to wait for it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20081029/1bd12a77/attachment.htm