Re: hardware raid1 onboard

From: Axel Neumann (Axel.Neumann_at_epost.de)
Date: 12/24/03 

Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:27:47 +0100

"Bastiaan Spandaw" <newsgroupaddy15@becobaf.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I need a redundant solaris ultrasparc server
>
> minimal config:
>
> - single 600Mhz III or dual 360Mhz ultrasparc IIi or higher
> - 1GB ram
> - 2*36GB 10K SCSI with hw RAID-1
> - redundant power supplies
> - dual FE NIC's
>
> I heard form an ebay trader that the only option is an E450 with X6602A
> expansion to have internal RAID-1
>
> other options were a E450 with D1000 or a 420R with D1000
>
> All three options would "consume" 8U height units
>
> Is there an other option?
>
> The best answer would be "Sure the fire V240 can handle onboard HW RAID-1"
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bastiaan Spandaw

Hi,

The only Sun server that can use HW RAID 1 for the boot disk is the V440.
For all other systems you have to use SW RAID.

Even on the old E250/450 the HW RAID controller was by default not for the
boot disks.

HTH,

Axel Neumann