... when the cost model showed the systems tocost about the same per gigabyte of usable storage, the dedicated file servers hadan advantage over the old systems: consistency and support. The old systems ... mishmash of various manufacturers for the host; for the RAID controllers; and for the disk drives, cables, network interfaces, and, in some cases, even the racks they satin! Each of these items ... quickly and efficiently, with all the relevant staff on-site and not havingto be paged out of their beds. Both of these factors are important in the overallsatisfaction of the company with the...