RE: FN-FORUM: SCSI Server Drives

date posted 23rd January 2006 13:47

This is for a new server for a client and some of the options I'm
looking at have SCSI raid on board and are either supplied with just one
SCSI drive or have no drives. So either way to get a RAID 0/1 setup I
need to add at least one drive.

If I'm buying an HP Server I don't want to be buggering about buying
overpriced HP products when I get a more generic SCSI drive for much
less.

My other option is a SATA RAID array (hardware)

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Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 2:07 PM
To: Andy Macnaughton-Jones
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: SCSI Server Drives


Julian Voelcker wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> =20
>> I am right in thinking that if a server comes with no SCSI drive=20
>> installed that I can use any SCSI drive with it ? And that any RAID=20
>> controller should at least give me a RAID 0/1 option so if it comes=20
>> with a 72.8gb drive I just need to add another drive and chain them=20
>> together
>> =20
>
> It's been a while since I looked at it, but there are lots of=20
> different standards/speeds for SCSI drives and also connectors. =20
> Ideally get the fastest drives you can afford and make sure that they=20
> are the same make/model of drive.
>
> For that sort of stuff I usually call http://www.scan.co.uk and follow

> the recommendations.
>
> Good Luck.
> =20
Hi,
Brief thought have you checked that your motherboard has SCSI interface
just because its a server does not necessarily mead hard drives are scsi

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