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By Chip Brookshaw April 17, 2007 - Today, Sun Microsystems added a new family of Sun StorageTek 2500 arrays to the modular disk array family, joining the Sun StorageTek 6140 array and the Sun StorageTek 6540 array.
The standards-based, plug-and-play Sun StorageTek 2500 arrays are an excellent fit in government and telco environments, delivering several key advantages:
The new arrays include the Common Array Manager (CAM) software free of charge. With the CAM software, it's easy to configure and manage the arrays, saving time and money. The CAM software spans the entire modular disk array portfolio, allowing customers to scale up or down using the same management interface. Free and Open Storage Software
This release comes on the heels of another key storage announcement. Last week, Sun extended its position as the top contributor of code to the free and open source software community[1] by donating storage software code to the OpenSolaris Project. This enables community members to combine OpenSolaris with hardware from any source to create compelling storage solutions at a fraction of the price of traditional proprietary storage vendors. "Thanks to ZFS and other features, Solaris is the best operating system for storage solutions," says Nigel Dessau, Sun senior vice president, Storage Marketing and Business Operations. "By contributing storage-related code to the OpenSolaris community, Sun makes it easier than ever for customers to develop storage solutions that meet their needs." Open Source Stack
Sun is the only company that offers an open-source stack--from the processor to the operating system to the application layer. (Learn more about the dozens of open source projects in which Sun participates.) By open sourcing its software stack, Sun gives control to developers and customers, who can mix and match alternative operating systems, middleware, and applications on industry-standard hardware. Sun's approach keeps customers from being locked into proprietary systems. There's no risk or long-term commitment required when using open source software, and customers can participate at the level that suits them best. "Sun helps customers shrink the stack' if they so choose," says Bob Porras, Sun vice president, Solaris Storage Software. "Some companies want to develop products around core open technologies; others want to put the entire open stack to use. Sun's approach makes both strategies viable." Best for Storage
The Solaris OS includes numerous features that make it the best choice for storage-related solutions. By open sourcing this code, Sun delivers several advantages. Developers can now create secure, scalable, and reliable applications faster and more easily. Key open source storage-related software includes:
In addition, today QLogic is contributing their Fibre Channel HBA driver code to the OpenSolaris storage community. For the first time, developers have access to an I/O stack from the application through to the operating system. Community Counts
Since its launch nearly two years ago, OpenSolaris.org has grown into one of the most exciting and thriving communities in the open source world. As of the end of March, there were:
Now the OpenSolaris ecosystem grows even larger with the launch of a community portal around the open source storage software stack. Developers can use the portal to download code, dive into particular open source storage projects, review design documents, and leverage developer expertise via discussions, including email forums. "The new portal builds a strong, vibrant community around open storage," says Porras. "It enables storage application developers to put open storage to work today, as well as evolve the overall Solaris platform moving forward." Participate Today
If you're not already part of the OpenSolaris community, get started today by downloading the source code or checking out the open storage portal. For additional developer information, go to Sun Developer Network (SDN). Join SDN today to receive newsletters and updates on Sun developer events. [1] Sun is the largest contributor to free software. In the Linux space alone, Sun has donated 3x the amount of code as IBM and more than 5x the amount as Red Hat. This does not even include OpenSolaris, OpenJDK, GlassFish, OpenSPARC, NetBeans, and other contributions. Source: "Study on the Economic Impact of Open Source Software on Innovation and the Competitiveness of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Sector in the EU," UNU-MERIT, 11/20/06. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/ict/policy/doc/2006-11-20-flossimpact.pdf Chip Brookshaw has been reporting on Sun technology for more than seven years. |
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