Seeking information about the ReadyNAS 2100 processor. All I have been able to find is that it is an "embedded Intel processor". What model processor and how fast is it? How would the processor in a 2100 unit compare to, say, a Pro6 or an NV+ (all manufactured within the last six months)?
Really, I'm trying to figure out the speed difference between the three models. We currently have the last one and, in our 10-person office, we find it slow.
ALSO... What other advantages could be noticed in having an Intel processor? Could we do something with an Intel processor that we cannot with our present Sparc processor? (Install different software on the RN? Additional add-ons?)
I would go with the Pro6 (best power/performance). If you need rack mount, then the 2100. Avoid the Sparc (NV+) systems, long EOL now, and that 4x750G, wow from like 2007!
It depends which model 2100 you get, there is no easy way to know when ordering, though the v1 should be long out of stock now.
Yes, Pro6, even 2100, can do teaming/bonding on the NICs.
Some software that is closed source, like Symantec Backup Exec Remote Linux Agent (RALUS), is only available on x86. So users on Sparc,ARM cannot use that add-on. Other programs like Plex,Orb in the past have been similar. There is just a larger pool of applications built for x86.
