Installing Windows 2008 on Dell PowerEdge 2950
When I try to install Windows 2008 on my Dell Power Edge 2950 server it can not find any hard drives. I have a perc 6/i controller and 7 scsi drives. Help!
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| March 22, 2012 2:08 PM
Dell PowerEdge, Dell Poweredge 2950, PERC Arrays, SCSI, SCSI Drives, Windows Server 2008
When I try to install Windows 2008 on my Dell Power Edge 2950 server it can not find any hard drives. I have a perc 6/i controller and 7 scsi drives. Help!
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| March 22, 2012 2:08 PM
Dell PowerEdge, Dell Poweredge 2950, PERC Arrays, SCSI, SCSI Drives, Windows Server 2008
Setting up drive configuration for virtual Windows Server 2003
What is the best way to set up my drive configuration for five virtual windows server 2003 on a system with five 750gb drives on a SCSI controller?
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| March 1, 2011 5:00 PM
Configuration management, SCSI, Server virtualization, Windows Server 2003, Windows Virtualization
What is the best way to set up my drive configuration for five virtual windows server 2003 on a system with five 750gb drives on a SCSI controller?
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| March 1, 2011 5:00 PM
Configuration management, SCSI, Server virtualization, Windows Server 2003, Windows Virtualization
SCSI drives suitable for setting up an array
What speed SCSI drives are suitable for CAD designers working off the server? How would you set them up in an array? We need 10 TB capacity.
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| January 19, 2011 5:15 PM
Array, CAD, Capacity planning, SCSI, SCSI Drives, Server management
What speed SCSI drives are suitable for CAD designers working off the server? How would you set them up in an array? We need 10 TB capacity.
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| January 19, 2011 5:15 PM
Array, CAD, Capacity planning, SCSI, SCSI Drives, Server management
Oracle 10g database issue
how to increase the space of mount point dev/sdc1 scsi
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| October 25, 2010 8:37 AM
iSCSI and Oracle, Mount points, Oracle 10g, Oracle 10g administration, Oracle 10g Database, SCSI
how to increase the space of mount point dev/sdc1 scsi
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| October 25, 2010 8:37 AM
iSCSI and Oracle, Mount points, Oracle 10g, Oracle 10g administration, Oracle 10g Database, SCSI
LTO-1 to LTO-4 Migration
We are an audio post production facility in the LA area. Currently we archive our finished work to LTO-4 using a tape library (Dell TL-4000) and Retrospect. We also have a Fibre LTO-4 drive and a SCSI LTO-3 drive. One of our clients has +/- 1,000 LTO-1 tapes with audio data as well as other [...]
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| September 13, 2010 12:40 AM
LTO, LTO tape library, Retrospect, SCSI, Tape Backups, Tape storage
We are an audio post production facility in the LA area. Currently we archive our finished work to LTO-4 using a tape library (Dell TL-4000) and Retrospect. We also have a Fibre LTO-4 drive and a SCSI LTO-3 drive. One of our clients has +/- 1,000 LTO-1 tapes with audio data as well as other [...]
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| September 13, 2010 12:40 AM
LTO, LTO tape library, Retrospect, SCSI, Tape Backups, Tape storage
Migrating BrightStore to a virtual machine
We are running BrightStore for backup purposes and currently it is hosted on its own server. What is necessary to migrate it to a VM? The VM will need to have access to the SCSI controller card for it needs to access the LTO3 tape drive that is connected to it.
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| September 13, 2010 2:40 PM
BrightStor, LTO3 Tape Drive, SCSI, SCSI controllers, Virtual Machine Migration, Virtual Machines, VM
We are running BrightStore for backup purposes and currently it is hosted on its own server. What is necessary to migrate it to a VM? The VM will need to have access to the SCSI controller card for it needs to access the LTO3 tape drive that is connected to it.
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| September 13, 2010 2:40 PM
BrightStor, LTO3 Tape Drive, SCSI, SCSI controllers, Virtual Machine Migration, Virtual Machines, VM
How do I duplicate or clone a dying SATA drive?
If a sata drive is dying what is the best method to duplicate or clone it without risking the data? Is this the same for ide or scsi drives? If not please list the best methods for these as well across any platform.
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| August 10, 2010 2:16 PM
Backup, Clone database, IDE, IDE hard drives, SATA, SATA Drives, SCSI, SCSI Drives
If a sata drive is dying what is the best method to duplicate or clone it without risking the data? Is this the same for ide or scsi drives? If not please list the best methods for these as well across any platform.
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| August 10, 2010 2:16 PM
Backup, Clone database, IDE, IDE hard drives, SATA, SATA Drives, SCSI, SCSI Drives
How to reduce or eliminate CHKDSK scan times on large SAN volumes?
I’m currently evaluating upgrade options for our primary Windows server storage volumes. I am trying to build in a solution in the upgrade to the problem of the time it takes to run CHKDSK on large, busy volumes mounted on Windows. In the days when storage volumes were up to a few hundred MB of [...]
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| November 3, 2011 3:56 PM
CHKDSK, DAS, RAID, RAID 1, SAN, SCSI, Storage in 2010
I’m currently evaluating upgrade options for our primary Windows server storage volumes. I am trying to build in a solution in the upgrade to the problem of the time it takes to run CHKDSK on large, busy volumes mounted on Windows. In the days when storage volumes were up to a few hundred MB of [...]
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| November 3, 2011 3:56 PM
CHKDSK, DAS, RAID, RAID 1, SAN, SCSI, Storage in 2010
The basics of SCSI commands for storage testing
I am looking for SCSI commands, beginners guide/reference which will help me to test the scsi commands in a DAS environment. For e.g. a command to inquire SCSI devices.
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| June 1, 2010 4:26 PM
DAS, SCSI, Storage in 2010
I am looking for SCSI commands, beginners guide/reference which will help me to test the scsi commands in a DAS environment. For e.g. a command to inquire SCSI devices.
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| June 1, 2010 4:26 PM
DAS, SCSI, Storage in 2010
Are IBM SCSI drives custom?
I have a 170 with 4 and 8GB drives and want to change to 17 GB or 36 GB drives. Is it true that the IBM drives have IBM’s os/400 micro code and I can only use their drives? I know that the 36GB are working because they are being sold that way (but no [...]
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| February 17, 2010 7:28 PM
AS/400 hardware, Disk drives, IBM 170 series server, SCSI, SCSI Drives, V5R3
I have a 170 with 4 and 8GB drives and want to change to 17 GB or 36 GB drives. Is it true that the IBM drives have IBM’s os/400 micro code and I can only use their drives? I know that the 36GB are working because they are being sold that way (but no [...]
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| February 17, 2010 7:28 PM
AS/400 hardware, Disk drives, IBM 170 series server, SCSI, SCSI Drives, V5R3
ultra320 SCSi to SAS 5/e adaptor cable?
is there an adapter cable that will connect from a ultra320 SCSi to a SAS 5/e? I have been researching and all i can find is the controllers that you insert. I was wondering if anyone had a really good website? or maybe a suggestion? thank you so much!
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| November 23, 2009 3:52 PM
Cables, SAS 5/e, SCSI, SCSI Adapter Cable, SCSI controllers
is there an adapter cable that will connect from a ultra320 SCSi to a SAS 5/e? I have been researching and all i can find is the controllers that you insert. I was wondering if anyone had a really good website? or maybe a suggestion? thank you so much!
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| November 23, 2009 3:52 PM
Cables, SAS 5/e, SCSI, SCSI Adapter Cable, SCSI controllers
Expand raid5 array – IBM X364 class server EXP400 isk chasis
I need to expand a 820gb raid5 array on my IBM X346 server. I have available slots in my EXP400. What’s procedure on how to do this task. Want to add (if I can find new available SCSI drive) U320-3 146.8g 15k to the other 8 in the box (1 is hot spare)
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| September 25, 2009 11:53 PM
IBM: SCSI array, RAID, RAID Array, RAID5, SCSI
I need to expand a 820gb raid5 array on my IBM X346 server. I have available slots in my EXP400. What’s procedure on how to do this task. Want to add (if I can find new available SCSI drive) U320-3 146.8g 15k to the other 8 in the box (1 is hot spare)
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| September 25, 2009 11:53 PM
IBM: SCSI array, RAID, RAID Array, RAID5, SCSI
unable to detect HDD with SCSI RAID 0
hi, i have win2k installed on server which gives BOD now, i want to reinstall the server but when i try to boot using windows 2k server bootable CD it gives error as HDD not detected, can anyone pls advise process to install OS on server which has RAID 0 inplace
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| December 15, 2009 11:37 PM
RAID, RAID 0, SCSI, Windows 2000 Server
hi, i have win2k installed on server which gives BOD now, i want to reinstall the server but when i try to boot using windows 2k server bootable CD it gives error as HDD not detected, can anyone pls advise process to install OS on server which has RAID 0 inplace
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| December 15, 2009 11:37 PM
RAID, RAID 0, SCSI, Windows 2000 Server
RAID configuration
I am setting up an additional server as my application server. I have five SCSI hard disks, 1 GB each. The database is projected to grow to nearly 3 GB. How can i configure the system to help proper startup, provide sufficient storage capacity, and protect the database from data loss? Can anybody help me [...]
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| November 16, 2009 6:57 PM
RAID, RAID configuration, RAID Performance, SCSI
I am setting up an additional server as my application server. I have five SCSI hard disks, 1 GB each. The database is projected to grow to nearly 3 GB. How can i configure the system to help proper startup, provide sufficient storage capacity, and protect the database from data loss? Can anybody help me [...]
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| November 16, 2009 6:57 PM
RAID, RAID configuration, RAID Performance, SCSI
Windows server 2003 installation problem
I have to install windows 2003 in a server machine. It contains SCSI hard disks and the Hard Disk is connected to the motherboard with RAID controller Card. When I try to install windows 2003, the OS is not recognize the Hard Disks. So I cant Install the Operating System to the server machine.
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| April 28, 2009 7:48 AM
RAID, Raid Controller, SCSI, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Installation
I have to install windows 2003 in a server machine. It contains SCSI hard disks and the Hard Disk is connected to the motherboard with RAID controller Card. When I try to install windows 2003, the OS is not recognize the Hard Disks. So I cant Install the Operating System to the server machine.
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| April 28, 2009 7:48 AM
RAID, Raid Controller, SCSI, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Installation
AS/400 Hard Drive Copying
To anyone’s knowledge, can an AS/400 68-pin SCSI 1GB hard drive be copied or “cloned” such that the new drive will boot up exactly the way the original did (i.e., like “Ghosting” a PC drive)? Is there any other way to deal with a drive that is experiencing random seek errors that prevent an AS/400 [...]
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| April 24, 2009 3:43 PM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery, Ghosting, Hard Drive Copying, Hard drives, SCSI
To anyone’s knowledge, can an AS/400 68-pin SCSI 1GB hard drive be copied or “cloned” such that the new drive will boot up exactly the way the original did (i.e., like “Ghosting” a PC drive)? Is there any other way to deal with a drive that is experiencing random seek errors that prevent an AS/400 [...]
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| April 24, 2009 3:43 PM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery, Ghosting, Hard Drive Copying, Hard drives, SCSI
scsi
What scsi interfaces allow up to 16 devices, including the adapter, to be connected on a single shared cable?
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| February 10, 2009 7:51 PM
iSCSI Interface, SCSI
What scsi interfaces allow up to 16 devices, including the adapter, to be connected on a single shared cable?
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| February 10, 2009 7:51 PM
iSCSI Interface, SCSI
Fibre Channel Card Drivers to access SCSI layer
Are there comercially available Fibre Channel Cards with drivers that allow direct access to the low level SCSI commands on a disk?
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| January 15, 2009 2:13 PM
Fibre channel, Fibre Channel Card, SCSI
Are there comercially available Fibre Channel Cards with drivers that allow direct access to the low level SCSI commands on a disk?
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| January 15, 2009 2:13 PM
Fibre channel, Fibre Channel Card, SCSI
Dual Channel U320 SCSI
I have an Intel Server Board with an onboard LSI Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI. Can I run one channel to a bunch of Ultra 160 LVD 68 pin HDD’s and the other channel to some 80 pin U320 SCA Drives without adversely affecting performance of the U320 Bus and or drives?
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| October 21, 2008 4:04 AM
68 pin, 80 pin, LSI Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI, SCA, SCSI, U320 Bus, Ultra 160 LVD
I have an Intel Server Board with an onboard LSI Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI. Can I run one channel to a bunch of Ultra 160 LVD 68 pin HDD’s and the other channel to some 80 pin U320 SCA Drives without adversely affecting performance of the U320 Bus and or drives?
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| October 21, 2008 4:04 AM
68 pin, 80 pin, LSI Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI, SCA, SCSI, U320 Bus, Ultra 160 LVD
how to clone mirrored scsi drives to larger array on win2k3 domain controller
proliant ml310 Domain Controller (only dc in forest) AHA2940UW/2 scsi drives mirrored the drives have 2 partitions – c: containing the os (win2k3 std) and f: containing the shared data problem: drive f: is running out of room. Client has asked me to increase the storage on f:. I don’t want to make any changes [...]
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| August 19, 2008 8:36 PM
Domain Controller, HP ProLiant ML, Mirroring, SATA, SATA controller, SCSI, Storage management
proliant ml310 Domain Controller (only dc in forest) AHA2940UW/2 scsi drives mirrored the drives have 2 partitions – c: containing the os (win2k3 std) and f: containing the shared data problem: drive f: is running out of room. Client has asked me to increase the storage on f:. I don’t want to make any changes [...]
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| August 19, 2008 8:36 PM
Domain Controller, HP ProLiant ML, Mirroring, SATA, SATA controller, SCSI, Storage management
