Hello,   What's more important is what switches you are going to be using vs. the server.   You'll need a proper 10GbE switch, as the 6010 will not negotiate down to GbE.   Using 10GbE uplink ports on a GbE isn't supported either.  They aren't designed to buffer that much data, resulting in poor performance and instability.    re: Drives. It depends on what the expected IO load is going to be.  Also these are not certified Dell drives to insure performance and stability.    You do understand this is not a system from Dell or its partners so you won't get support from Dell?  Which means no access to the firmware for the unit or drive firmware updates either.   The array license is maintained by the service contract, not in the hardware.    I would suggest you run RAID6 and insure you keep validated backups.   Regards, Don   
I am going to buy EqualLogic PS6010S10GbE 16x800GB which would be used for a stroage in my RAC. Please anyone tell me the stroage is blend well with Dell PowerEdge R710 server or not(nodes in my RAC). Additional sily Question: is the price of the storage contain for 16*800GB SSD hard drives or should I pay more for hard drives? ([URL] Thank you.
EqualLogic PS6010S?