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To: J Fieb who wrote (19823)	12/19/1998 10:40:00 AM
From: nic	Respond to of 29386

Hmm, "up to 1 Gbyte per minute" sounds like quarter-speed FC gear, doesn't it? - nic

To: J Fieb who wrote (19823)	12/19/1998 3:36:00 PM
From: Nine_USA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29386

I could not find 'Xiotec' with alta vista or several other searchers. Can anyone find any site for them or any internet references to them? <<Xiotec's entry into SANs has an embedded switch. They are located in MN. They wouldn't need the enclosure, just the innards. So who do they get it from????? Xiotech accomplishes this by com- bining standard storage components and advanced clustering technology. The vendor last week released RediCopy online backup software for its Magnitude storage system, which shipped this fall; the hardware includes 64 UltraSCSI disk drives, a RAID controller, and a Fibre Channel switch. When users and systems are online, copies of active data are moved at speeds of up to 1 Gbyte per minute; the switch then moves the copies to a free server for backups to take place.>>

To: J Fieb who wrote (19823)	12/22/1998 12:05:00 PM
From: Technocrat	Respond to of 29386

> moved at speeds of up to 1 Gbyte per minute Well, let's see. 100Mb/s is average, run-of-the-mill fast-wide SCSI, stripped-disk performance such as a Ciprico RAID or something equivalent. That translates to 6Gb/minute. So this company is reporting out at relatively slow number. With a single FC drive, then it is a pretty good number but the wording suggests a peak as opposed to a sustained throughput. Without costing information, Xiotech's claims are hard to judge on the wow meter. Based on reading between the lines I would suggest this company is integrating standard components from the usual suspects. Good news that small companies are working FC into there plans when they can. It will sell switches in the long run.