The 9416 houses 16 SATA drives connected to dual 8-channel RAID
controllers. It features features redundant power supplies and
is configured with two 2.5TB volumes of RAID-5 storage.
The 9416 includes dual Opteron processors, 8GB of RAM, and integrated
dual gigabit ethernet interfaces. The 9416 also features two
unoccupied PCI-X expansion slots for infiniband or fiber cards, as
well as a PCI slot for an optional external SCSI connection for
backup purposes.
The 9416 runs Debian or Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allowing
one to leverage standad Linux protocols for NAS operation.
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Better |
Best |
| $6850 |
$10000 |
$15900 |
| Dual 248 |
Dual 248 |
Dual 250 |
| 4GB |
8GB |
8GB |
| 8 x 250GB |
16 x 250GB |
16 x 400GB |
| Dual RAID Controllers |
Dual RAID Controllers |
Dual RAID + Dual GE Fiber |
| CD |
CD |
CD |
| No IPMI |
IPMI Card |
IPMI Card |
| Debian |
Debian |
RHEL |
| Fixed |
Slide Rails |
Slide Rails |
| Total Linux Coverage |
Total Linux Coverage |
Total Linux Coverage |
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