OK ! here is the rundown for those of you that might be trying to do the same thing. I.e. installing a DAE as a JBOD or software raid on a Windows 2003 server.
HArdware used:
1 compaq ML530 server
1 LSI LOGIC FC909 HBA card
1 Clariion (SGI) DAE fibre on copper
10 50gb DISK (SEAGATE ST150176FC)...
Hi guys !
Another "generic" question on drive firmware...
I have a couple of mixed seagate drives (ST...something) 50gb fibre drive.
I suspect some to have the generic firmware and some to be EMC.
I read that Seatools can be used to download the new firmware to the drive...Is this correct...
...This is what I was going to try this morning...I read a couple of threads and this is the conclusion I came to...
I will post a follow up !
Thanks for the info !
Hi Comtec17 !
Please allow me to be skeptical...What I want to do ia a JBOD configuration and do a software RAID. Can you be more specific about the "can't do it".
Thanks !
Hi Guys !
It's been a while since I have played with my Clariion DPE...And anyways, it's been working erratically.
Now, I purchased 6 Clariion DAE with 9gb drives for a total of 630gb !
Don't be fooled ! I won't be using all of them !
I have replaced 10 drives with the Seagates 50gb fiber...
Yes thanks !
This baby is already on my watch list ! But you need 2 !!!
I still have the consistency check problem each time I reboot.
It checks the drive and then I get the unfamous blue screen of death. Then the computer reboots and everything is fine. I suspect that the OS doesn't do a...
Hello to you all !
I had the joy of configuring and installing a FC5600 on a Win2k server platform. Without the collaboration of "Maultier" and "Comtec17", I could not have done it !
Now I have a good one for you guys:
I have setup the SAN to raid5 for drives 0.0 to 0.8 and HS for 0.9
When I...
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