<div dir="ltr">Hi Mitch,<div><br></div><div style>One more note that I just remembered: I'm not sure if you're aware of the Ops Guide:</div><div style><a href="http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-ops/content/">http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-ops/content/</a><br>
</div><div style><br></div><div style>The first seven chapters are on architecture and design.</div><div style><br></div><div style><br></div><div style>Thanks,</div><div style>Joe</div><div style><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Joe Topjian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe.topjian@cybera.ca" target="_blank">joe.topjian@cybera.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Mitch Anderson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mitch@metauser.net" target="_blank">mitch@metauser.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Joe Topjian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe.topjian@cybera.ca" target="_blank">joe.topjian@cybera.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">If you can afford it, look at the r720xd. It's a monster in terms of how much storage and RAM it can support. You can purchase a "lightly" configured one and upgrade later. For example, purchase it with two internal 2.5" drives for the OS and four 3.5" drives for storage (ceph or whatever you decide to go with). It can handle an addition eight 3.5" drives for later expansion</blockquote>
</div><br></div>I thought that was what was great about the R515's(2x 2.5" flex drive bays and 12x 3.5" External Hot Swap)... they carry the same drive counts as the R720xd's but.. online run ~$2300 cheaper when configured similarly. Had read that DreamHost uses them for their Ceph Cluster as well... figured that was the reason.</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div></div></div><div>Ah, good point. It looks like the r720xd supports more RAM and storage (as well as a few more drive types), but definitely nothing that would make it a clear winner. </div>
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<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks much for the replies!</div></div>
</blockquote></div></div><br><br clear="all"><div class="im"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Joe Topjian<div>Systems Architect</div><div>Cybera Inc.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cybera.ca" target="_blank">www.cybera.ca</a></div>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Joe Topjian<div>Systems Architect</div><div>Cybera Inc.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cybera.ca" target="_blank">www.cybera.ca</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><font color="#666666"><span>Cybera</span><span> is a not-for-profit organization that works to spur and support innovation, for the economic benefit of Alberta, through the use of cyberinfrastructure.</span></font></div>
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