I'll check next week, but I know there is no ACU or ADU installed when you deploy the server with a SmartStart CD. Maybe something in the BIOS is configurable for RAID, but I'm pretty sure I've looked there too.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Erik Goldoff <egold...@gmail.com> wrote: > You sure ? DL360 ? I thought they all came with the Raid 0/1 SMART > controller embedded, but then I never got a DL360 with SATA > > > > Erik Goldoff > IT Consultant > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:04 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: HP drive sleds > > Is the custom firmware bit true for the HP SATA drives as well? I would > never dream of using non-HP SCSI or FC drives, but I've got I've got a > couple of out of warranty DL360s (not currently in use) and the old 80GB > SATA drives in them would definitely need to be replaced if I ever put them > back in to service. There is no RAID controller on these, btw. > > Thanks, > RS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 2:27 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: HP drive sleds > > With all due respect, you're still ignoring the fact that the HP drive > controllers are designed to work with drives that have HP firmware ( and > they provide firmware updates for them too ) > > You can always find sleds and old drives from the refurb companies and then > you can put whatever drive you want at your own risk. Seems stupid to me > though, like buying a high performance car and then complaining when you > find out you have to buy the expensive high octane gas, when you think the > performance engine should run on low octane. > > > > Erik Goldoff > IT Consultant > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 2:15 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: HP drive sleds > > Okay, is there an option to buy an HP drive without the service to keep me > up? What if I'm okay if the drive fails, and can live with UPS speeds for a > replacement? > > Backups are good, m'kay? > > I see no option from HP for this. I wish they would. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steven Peck > [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 > 11:10:07 -0800 > Subject: Re: HP drive sleds > > > > You pay for the testing yes, but you also pay for the ability to call > > HP and have them overnight you a drive when yours showed up on the > > pre-failure warning shows up in SIM. > > > > You are not paying for a drive so much. You are also paying for the > > service to keep you up, or get you back up quickly. > > > > Steven > > > > On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Matthew W. Ross > > <mr...@ephrataschools.org> wrote: > > > I'm with you, and I agree that the cost of "Server Grade" hard > > > drives from > > the likes of HP, Dell, and others is outrageous. > > > > > > Now, HP does test their drives, and even a single fault of fairly > > insignificant measure (i.e. one the drive itself can correct) will not > > pass their tests before they deliver a drive to you. That way they can > > feel confident that the drive is "server quality". That's great and > > all, but it still shouldn't be 5-10 times the cost of the same hard > > drive, shrink wrapped from Western Digital. > > > > > > That being said, I'd be happy to pay double the cost if it was well > > > tested > > and guaranteed by HP. > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Phillip Partipilo > > > [mailto:p...@psnet.com] > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > > > Sent: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 > > > 10:50:53 -0800 > > > Subject: HP drive sleds > > > > > > > > >> Whoa this is insane. On the phone, err, handed off the call to > > >> somebody else here to further speak with a supervisor, we just took > > >> delivery of a > > HP > > >> DL185, and there are just placeholders for the hard disks in the cage. > > No > > >> empty cages provided. They claim there is no way to get an empty > > >> cage without a drive. WTF. 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