-- Scott Fischmann Union Computer Exchange, Inc. 6233 Idylwood Lane Minneapolis, Minnesota 55436 phone: (952) 935-7282 | fax: (952) 935-5056 email: scott@unioncomputer.com "Helping our customers make each dollar go further - since 1991!" Glenn Walker wrote on 3/16/2006, 1:24 PM: > NetApp disks are formatted in a special way. I _believe_ they are > also labeled in a special way (ie, like HPaq does) so that the disks > appear in a specific way when you perform normal SCSI Inquiries into > the device type... that pretty much will prevent you from using common > off-the-shelf components. I know of no way around this... > > FWIW - the support agreement you get from NetApp for a year is > typically MUCH cheaper than having to swap out parts if they break by > paying NetApp the one-time support agreement and paying for the > components themselves. It doesn't take many component swaps to > overcome the cost of paying for the yearly support agreement... > > Glenn > > ________________________________ > > From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com on behalf of Tim Longo > Sent: Thu 3/16/2006 1:28 PM > To: toasters@mathworks.com > Subject: filer disk replacement > > > > I have an old filer that will be off support soon. Support through > Netapp is way too much $$, but the system still works great... so I'd > like to explore alternative options for replacing disks when they fail. > Can I simply buy a fiber channel disk that matches the type in the filer > on ebay or something to replace? Anyone else find a good(cheap) way to > support older, but still useful machines? > > thanks > > > -- Scott Fischmann Union Computer Exchange, Inc. 6233 Idylwood Lane Minneapolis, Minnesota 55436 phone: (952) 935-7282 | fax: (952) 935-5056 email: scott@unioncomputer.com "Helping our customers make each dollar go further - since 1991!"