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Michael Fisher
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Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:58 am Post subject:
SCSI Server setup |
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I have two IBM Netfinity 4000r servers and one has 2 - 18GB SCSI 68 pin
Ultra drives and the other has 2 - 9GB 68 pin Ultra drives. The controller
is a Symbios Logic 8951U PCI. Additionally, I have an additional pair of 9BG
SCSI 68 pin Ultra drives. What I would like to do is set up each server with
1 - 18 GB drive and 2 - 9 GB drives, which will become a RAID 1
configuration. I have on order a 68 pin cable that will handle 3 drives and
a terminator. My questions is:
It does not appear there are any jumpers on the drives to signify drive0 or
drive1...is the drive number determined by the connector on the cable?
Thanks in advance,
desNotes |
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Folkert Rienstra
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Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:37 pm Post subject:
Re: SCSI Server setup |
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"Michael Fisher" <destubes@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:ovh_e.112224$xl6.109355@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
| Quote: | I have two IBM Netfinity 4000r servers and one has 2 - 18GB SCSI 68 pin
Ultra drives and the other has 2 - 9GB 68 pin Ultra drives. The controller
is a Symbios Logic 8951U PCI. Additionally, I have an additional pair of 9BG
SCSI 68 pin Ultra drives. What I would like to do is set up each server with
1 - 18 GB drive and 2 - 9 GB drives, which will become a RAID 1 configuration.
I have on order a 68 pin cable that will handle 3 drives and a terminator.
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That is so nice to know. Any particular reason why? Or just chatting?
| Quote: | My questions is:
It does not appear
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It does not appear? What does not appear?
| Quote: | there are any jumpers on the drives to signify drive0 or drive1...
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Oh, is there something significant to drives 0 or 1?
Or are we so utterly confused by thinking that SCSI is just
another name for IDE?
| Quote: | is the drive number determined by the connector on the cable?
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RTFM.
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Thanks in advance,
desNotes
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Utterly Clueless.
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Jeremy Boden
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Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:02 am Post subject:
Re: SCSI Server setup |
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In message <ovh_e.112224$xl6.109355@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>, Michael
Fisher <destubes@tampabay.rr.com> writes
| Quote: | I have two IBM Netfinity 4000r servers and one has 2 - 18GB SCSI 68 pin
Ultra drives and the other has 2 - 9GB 68 pin Ultra drives. The controller
is a Symbios Logic 8951U PCI. Additionally, I have an additional pair of 9BG
SCSI 68 pin Ultra drives. What I would like to do is set up each server with
1 - 18 GB drive and 2 - 9 GB drives, which will become a RAID 1
configuration. I have on order a 68 pin cable that will handle 3 drives and
a terminator. My questions is:
It does not appear there are any jumpers on the drives to signify drive0 or
drive1...is the drive number determined by the connector on the cable?
Does the Symbios Logic 8951U do RAID? |
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Jeremy Boden |
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Michael Fisher
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Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:04 am Post subject:
Re: SCSI Server setup |
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"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> wrote in message
news:433adc6d$0$29659$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfreenews.net...
| Quote: | "Michael Fisher" <destubes@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ovh_e.112224$xl6.109355@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
I have two IBM Netfinity 4000r servers and one has 2 - 18GB SCSI 68 pin
Ultra drives and the other has 2 - 9GB 68 pin Ultra drives. The
controller
is a Symbios Logic 8951U PCI. Additionally, I have an additional pair of
9BG
SCSI 68 pin Ultra drives. What I would like to do is set up each server
with
1 - 18 GB drive and 2 - 9 GB drives, which will become a RAID 1
configuration.
I have on order a 68 pin cable that will handle 3 drives and a
terminator.
That is so nice to know. Any particular reason why? Or just chatting?
My questions is:
It does not appear
It does not appear? What does not appear?
there are any jumpers on the drives to signify drive0 or drive1...
Oh, is there something significant to drives 0 or 1?
Or are we so utterly confused by thinking that SCSI is just
another name for IDE?
is the drive number determined by the connector on the cable?
RTFM.
Thanks in advance,
desNotes
Utterly Clueless.
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Folkert,
There was no FM to read but that is hardly important to you.
May you die with satisfaction knowing you never shared any of your knowledge
with another.
desNotes |
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Michael Fisher
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Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:07 am Post subject:
Re: SCSI Server setup |
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"Jeremy Boden" <jeremy@jboden.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MoD5w7AbTwODFwlD@jboden.demon.co.uk...
| Quote: | In message <ovh_e.112224$xl6.109355@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>, Michael
Fisher <destubes@tampabay.rr.com> writes
I have two IBM Netfinity 4000r servers and one has 2 - 18GB SCSI 68 pin
Ultra drives and the other has 2 - 9GB 68 pin Ultra drives. The
controller
is a Symbios Logic 8951U PCI. Additionally, I have an additional pair of
9BG
SCSI 68 pin Ultra drives. What I would like to do is set up each server
with
1 - 18 GB drive and 2 - 9 GB drives, which will become a RAID 1
configuration. I have on order a 68 pin cable that will handle 3 drives
and
a terminator. My questions is:
It does not appear there are any jumpers on the drives to signify drive0
or
drive1...is the drive number determined by the connector on the cable?
Does the Symbios Logic 8951U do RAID?
--
Jeremy Boden
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No, the Symbios Logic 8951U does not support a hardware RAID. I will be
doing a software RAID within Linux. I was able to do a RAID 1 with two
drives connected but I would like to be able to connect another.
Thanks,
desNotes |
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Michael Fisher
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Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:14 am Post subject:
Re: SCSI Server setup |
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"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> wrote in message
news:433adc6d$0$29659$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfreenews.net...
| Quote: | "Michael Fisher" <destubes@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ovh_e.112224$xl6.109355@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
I have two IBM Netfinity 4000r servers and one has 2 - 18GB SCSI 68 pin
Ultra drives and the other has 2 - 9GB 68 pin Ultra drives. The
controller
is a Symbios Logic 8951U PCI. Additionally, I have an additional pair of
9BG
SCSI 68 pin Ultra drives. What I would like to do is set up each server
with
1 - 18 GB drive and 2 - 9 GB drives, which will become a RAID 1
configuration.
I have on order a 68 pin cable that will handle 3 drives and a
terminator.
That is so nice to know. Any particular reason why? Or just chatting?
My questions is:
It does not appear
It does not appear? What does not appear?
there are any jumpers on the drives to signify drive0 or drive1...
Oh, is there something significant to drives 0 or 1?
Or are we so utterly confused by thinking that SCSI is just
another name for IDE?
is the drive number determined by the connector on the cable?
RTFM.
Thanks in advance,
desNotes
Utterly Clueless.
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Folkert,
May you die with satisfaction knowing you never shared any of your knowledge
or experience.
desNotes |
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Jeremy Boden
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Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:46 am Post subject:
Re: SCSI Server setup |
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In message <8uE_e.109281$4i6.102640@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>, Michael
Fisher <destubes@tampabay.rr.com> writes
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"Jeremy Boden" <jeremy@jboden.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MoD5w7AbTwODFwlD@jboden.demon.co.uk...
In message <ovh_e.112224$xl6.109355@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>, Michael
Fisher <destubes@tampabay.rr.com> writes
I have two IBM Netfinity 4000r servers and one has 2 - 18GB SCSI 68 pin
Ultra drives and the other has 2 - 9GB 68 pin Ultra drives. The
controller
is a Symbios Logic 8951U PCI. Additionally, I have an additional pair of
9BG
SCSI 68 pin Ultra drives. What I would like to do is set up each server
with
1 - 18 GB drive and 2 - 9 GB drives, which will become a RAID 1
configuration. I have on order a 68 pin cable that will handle 3 drives
and
a terminator. My questions is:
It does not appear there are any jumpers on the drives to signify drive0
or
drive1...is the drive number determined by the connector on the cable?
Does the Symbios Logic 8951U do RAID?
No, the Symbios Logic 8951U does not support a hardware RAID. I will be
doing a software RAID within Linux. I was able to do a RAID 1 with two
drives connected but I would like to be able to connect another.
What is the advantage of software RAID over non_RAID? |
The drives have identifiers (allocated by you); each drive must have a
different SCSI id (typically in the range 0-6).
Therefore somewhere there ought to be jumpers.
Google for user docs for your drives.
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Jeremy Boden |
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Folkert Rienstra
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Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:59 am Post subject:
Re: SCSI Server setup |
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"Michael Fisher" <destubes@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:9sE_e.109280$4i6.41648@tornado.tampabay.rr.com
| Quote: | "Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> wrote in message news:433adc6d$0$29659$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfreenews.net...
"Michael Fisher" <destubes@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:ovh_e.112224$xl6.109355@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
I have two IBM Netfinity 4000r servers and one has 2 - 18GB SCSI 68 pin
Ultra drives and the other has 2 - 9GB 68 pin Ultra drives. The controller
is a Symbios Logic 8951U PCI. Additionally, I have an additional pair of 9BG
SCSI 68 pin Ultra drives. What I would like to do is set up each server with
1 - 18 GB drive and 2 - 9 GB drives, which will become a RAID 1 configuration.
I have on order a 68 pin cable that will handle 3 drives and a terminator.
That is so nice to know. Any particular reason why? Or just chatting?
My questions is:
It does not appear
It does not appear? What does not appear?
there are any jumpers on the drives to signify drive0 or drive1...
Oh, is there something significant to drives 0 or 1?
Or are we so utterly confused by thinking that SCSI is just
another name for IDE?
is the drive number determined by the connector on the cable?
RTFM.
Thanks in advance,
desNotes
Utterly Clueless.
Folkert,
There was no FM to read but that is hardly important to you.
May you die with satisfaction knowing you never shared any of your knowledge
with another.
desNotes
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Thanks for confirming my suspicion. Works every time. |
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