Re: 146GB FC-AL disk in Enterprise 3500 / Solaris 8

From: David B. Chorlian (davidc_at_panix.com)
Date: 09/30/05


Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:41:09 +0000 (UTC)

In <20050929114342.7eb031b9.tengo@DELETEMEecc.lu> Stefaan A Eeckels <tengo@DELETEMEecc.lu> writes:

>Hi all,

>Has anyone tried to use a 146GB FC-AL disk in an E3500? According to
>Sun, only 36GB drives are supported. IS FC-AL like SCSI, or is there a
>risk that the drive won't work? Could Solaris 8 be an issue?
>I'd really appreciate hearing from someone for whom it worked, given
>that I need to convince a doubting Thomas.

>Thanks and take care,

We have 5 73GB FC-AL disks in our E3500; no problems for years.

>--
>Stefaan
>--
>As complexity rises, precise statements lose meaning,
>and meaningful statements lose precision. -- Lotfi Zadeh

-- 
David B. Chorlian
Neurodynamics Lab  SUNY/HSCB
chorlian@cns.hscbklyn.edu
davidc@panix.com


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