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[zman <zman AT gibbon.kungfumonkey.com>]

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Auburn80 wrote:
> The thing to watch about EMC SYMMETRIX systems is the cost of 
> maintenance. After the warranty period has expired it is less expensive 
> to buy a new replacement system than to pay for the maintenance of the 
> old system.  This is not an accident.  The one other issue is that the 
> EMC microcode is only licensed to the original purchaser, you will have 
> to execute a maintenance agreement with EMC to be able to use the 
> SYMMETRIX microcode.

That's pretty muchh the conclusion we've come to. It's really not worth 
the cost. Hell, when you can get 2 TB of storage from Sun for less than it 
costs to move a piece of equipment it's time to move on.

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