topic HP Smart Array Controller 6404 question on drive configuration in Disk Enclosures

HP Smart Array Controller 6404 question on drive configuration

Digex — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:28:05 GMT

Can you configure 4 MSA30 shelves with all disks full and create a partition using just the first 5 disk of each shelf ?

Re: HP Smart Array Controller 6404 question on drive configuration

Mark Wibaux — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:51:53 GMT

If you create an array just using those disks then you can create a logical drive in that array and it will only be on those physical disks.

If you have created a single array that spans all the drives in all of the enclosures then no there is no way to specifically restrict a logical disk to a subset of drives in the array, it will be spread across all the drives.

Re: HP Smart Array Controller 6404 question on drive configuration

Torsten. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:40:58 GMT

The SA6404 are 2 controllers in one, you are restricted to a single controller while creating logical drives.

Re: HP Smart Array Controller 6404 question on drive configuration

Digex — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:38:59 GMT

So since its 2 separate controllers in 1 I can only create the largest logical drive from 2 shelves and 28 disks.