In a nutshell, the answer is:
* Yes the 36.4 GB Drives are supported in the RA3000 RAID Subsystem.
* The 3B05 "firmware" is applicable to the drive itself, not the
controller.
I plan to download and install the latest firmware version for the RA3000
controllers (HSZ22), just cause.
Thanks to a couple of DEC TruGurus who both went out of
their ways to help clear things up for me:
alan_at_nabeth
Colin Walters
It's always best to make sure of these little things BEFORE you order drives
(especially around here where
things move s l o w l y. )
Detailed responses are available on request.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sweatt, Wayne [SMTP:sweatt_at_dps.state.nm.us]
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 1:58 PM
> To: DU Mail List
> Subject: 36.4 GB SBB drives in a RA3000 RAID Config ?
>
> Dear TruDudes,
>
> OK. So I tried to get the answer off of the StorageWorks Support pages,
> but
> now
> I'm only more confused.
>
> I wanted to know if the 36.4 GB 7200 Dirves were supported on the
> RA3000...
> I went to:
>
> http://www6.compaq.com/products/storageworks/raidstorage/RA3000rack_prod.h
> tm
> l
>
> First of all , under the "Operating System and Adapter Support
> Information"
> link,
> it has a table of supported drives, which only goes as high as the 18.2 GB
> 10K drive.
> I then went to another link in search of a second opinion, and just in
> case
> I was viewing
> a stale page. Bingo - Under the "Ordering Information and Configuration"
> link (rackmount),
> it has a link to "RA3000 Supported Disks" under Step 6. That page has the
> 36.4 GB drive
> listed in it's table of "recommended" drives.
> I'm assuming that the latter is correct - probably a newer table.
>
> Second of all, the firmware levels needed confused me with the column
> under
> the latter table
> which lists the "Minimum Firmware Level" for the 36.4 drive as "3B05".
>
> The page which hosts the former table - "Operating System and Adapter
> Support Information" has a
> table furhter down the page which lists the Supported Environment for
> Tru64
> UNIX, dual controllers
> (which I am using), as haveing a supported firmware level of "D-11S",
> which
> looks like
> a viable string.
>
> What's the 3B05? A Disk FW level?
> There's no physical FW level label on my current 9.1 GB SBB drives. (?)
>
> In summary-
> Is the 36.4 GB, 7200 RPM SBB disk (DS-RZ1FB-VW) suppored with the RA3000
> RAID controller on BA356 shelves ?
> What is the RA3000 FW level that I need to be at ?
> What is the 3B05 FW referring to ?
>
> Thanks,
> -W
>
> <<RA3000_Supported_Drives_1.jpg>> <<RA3000_Supported_Drives_2.jpg>>
>
> << File: RA3000_Supported_Drives_1.jpg >> << File:
> RA3000_Supported_Drives_2.jpg >>
Received on Fri Sep 22 2000 - 22:32:23 NZST