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MSA30 with non-HP controller.

Basil Vizgin — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:22:49 GMT

Did anyone successfully connect MSA30 with non-HP RAID controller such as Adaptec or Intel?

As I understand, some EMU information (such as Hot Plug event) accessible only with HP controllers?

Re: MSA30 with non-HP controller.

Ruslan — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:06:06 GMT

Is there ability to manage MSA30 with non-SA controllers? I think it's possible, but not recommended. Unfortunately I haven't experience about asked configuration.

Re: MSA30 with non-HP controller.

Uwe Zessin — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:22:56 GMT

What do you intend to 'manage' on the MSA30? It is a SCSI disk drive enclosure - there is no embedded RAID-controller like the MSA20.

Re: MSA30 with non-HP controller.

Ruslan — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:37:32 GMT

There is a list of supported SCSI adapters on MSA30 quickspecs page, therefore all other hardware you may connect on your own risk. Manage mean that SCSI HBA "recognized" MSA30 JBOD.

Re: MSA30 with non-HP controller.

Simon Setina — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:13:22 GMT

I try once to connect MSA30 to adaptec, only to satisfy my curiosity, and it doesn't work, so forget that combination.

Re: MSA30 with non-HP controller.

Uwe Zessin — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:49:30 GMT

Different Adaptec adapters use different interfaces - are you sure you did match them?

Re: MSA30 with non-HP controller.

Simon Setina — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:22:40 GMT

Ups, fingers are faster than mind

I mismatched MSA30 with MSA20. MSA30 works fine with diferent non HP RAID HBA.

Simon

Re: MSA30 with non-HP controller.

Basil Vizgin — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:57:28 GMT

Simon, did thease controllers support HDD hot-plug with MSA30? Did LEDs on HDDs work as supposed?

Re: MSA30 with non-HP controller.

Simon Setina — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 01:20:47 GMT

HotPlug HDD yes
Activity LED yes
Fault LED no