Michael Douglass writes:
Is there any way that this drive can be relabeled to say SEAGATE and not COMPAQ? Is there any way for Netapp to 'approve' this drive (since it really is the same drive, it's just been 'OEM Branded')? Is there some type of backdoor/techprompt method of telling the filer that this drive is, indeed, a trusty drive?
Take a look at /etc/qual_devices on your filer; that's probably what you want (from the look of it).
Your milage may vary, don't blame me if it trashes your filer, etc, etc.
Luke,
Thanks for the tip. This is what we've figured out so far:
The Seagate ST15150W and the Compaq ST15150W are the same drive. However, the "download code revision" (as indicated on stickers on the drives, and reported by the F630) are different. The revision # on the Seagate is 9107, and the rev # on the Compaq is 6213.
If it weren't for the differing version numbers, I'd be willing to add the Compaq line to /etc/qual_devices. Since the Compaq looks *older* than the Seagate, I'm concerned that the Seagate may be slightly different from the Compaq. I just don't want data loss.
Is anyone out there using ST15150W's with a code revision number of less than 6213? You can see it in the sysconfig -v output, the first number following the model number (following is revision #9107):
1: SEAGATE ST15150W 9107 Size=4.0GB (8388315 blocks)
Ed
-- On Tue, Jan 18, 2000 at 12:26:57AM +1100, Luke Mewburn said:
Take a look at /etc/qual_devices on your filer; that's probably what you want (from the look of it).
Your milage may vary, don't blame me if it trashes your filer, etc, etc.
Edward Henigin wrote:
Luke,
Is anyone out there using ST15150W's with a code revisionnumber of less than 6213? You can see it in the sysconfig -v output, the first number following the model number (following is revision #9107):
1: SEAGATE ST15150W 9107 Size=4.0GB (8388315 blocks) Ed
Not on an F630. A sysconfig -v report on our F540 reported the following, though :
5: SEAGATE ST15150W 9103 Size=4.0GB (8388315 blocks) 6: SEAGATE ST15150W 0023 Size=4.0GB (8388315 blocks)
^^^^^ 8: SEAGATE ST15150W 9103 Size=4.0GB (8388315 blocks)
All of our drives have been purchased from NetApp, and all of the other drives
in our system report revisions of either 9107 or 9103 except this drive. So, unless this is being incorrectly reported by sysconfig, the code revision must not be too significant.
-- kelvin
Kelvin Edwards System Admin Jefferson Lab
All of our drives have been purchased from NetApp, and all of the other drives in our system report revisions of either 9107 or 9103 except this drive. So, unless this is being incorrectly reported by sysconfig, the code revision must not be too significant.
It's significant; it's just that Netapp either tested and approved 0023, or somehow it "slipped through the system" by accident. (I suspect the former.)
Bruce
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