topic Re: Identify Disk Speed/Spec from Model number in Disk

Identify Disk Speed/Spec from Model number

toby wenham_2 — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 07:13:46 GMT

I am using HP management agents to identify the spec and particuly the speed of the disks (10k, 15k etc).

How can I tell this from the model number, servers are DL380 G2 with external hotplug drives.

Re: Identify Disk Speed/Spec from Model number

Joshua Scott — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:42:42 GMT

What is the model number?

One option may be to go here and put in the model number and see what it comes back with. often the description has the drive speed in it:

http://partsurfer.hp.com/cgi-bin/spi/main

-Josh

Re: Identify Disk Speed/Spec from Model number

toby wenham_2 — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:47:14 GMT

This is a useful site however all I have is the model numbers eg BF03665223. I have a range of numbers which I need to identify the spec of the drives (remotely) using these numbers.

Thanks !!

Re: Identify Disk Speed/Spec from Model number

Joshua Scott — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:06:51 GMT

BF03665223 = 36gb 15k ultra3 scsi drive
BD036635C5 - 36gb 10k ultra3 scsi drive

I looked on google to find this, but it took a little digging. If you post the model numbers I can probably find out what the specs are. look at this page for a start:

http://www.treiber.de/treiber/geraete/Compaq-11.asp

-Josh

Re: Identify Disk Speed/Spec from Model number

toby wenham_2 — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:27:05 GMT

I have a range of numbers :

BF03665223
BF03685A35
BD03686223
BD0366459B
BD0366349C

Re: Identify Disk Speed/Spec from Model number

Joshua Scott — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:11:55 GMT

BF03665223 36gb 15K
BF03685A35 36gb 15K
BD03686223 36gb 10K
BD0366459B 36gb 10K
BD0366349C 36gb 10K

Re: Identify Disk Speed/Spec from Model number

toby wenham_2 — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:17:59 GMT

Many thanks for your help !! Is there anywhere on the web I can check these in the future or a list of them somewhere ???

Thanks

Toby

Re: Identify Disk Speed/Spec from Model number

Joshua Scott — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:39:02 GMT

I found them here:

http://www.compaq.co.jp/support/customer_advisories/cats031003_01.html

unfortunately, I could not find an english version of the site. what i gathered from this site is that the second letter determines the speed of the drive. D = 10k, F = 15k. I know that the next few (5?) numbers are the drive size, and I imagine that the last few characters are some sort of firmware or other identifier.

-Josh