topic Difference between 2 drives... in Integrity Servers

Difference between 2 drives...

Stephen C. Jackson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:45:27 GMT

I have the following 2 HP drives:
AB420
A9896

The specs for both looks the same and they look to be the same.

They are both mounted to be able to plug into the RX2600 & RX2620 servers. The AB420 works, the A9896 is identified but can't be initialized by the server.

What is the difference between the drives and where does the A9896 work?

Re: Difference between 2 drives...

Proliant Watch — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:18:26 GMT

A9896-64001 and AB420-69001 are the same drives..

36GB hot-plug Ultra320 Low Voltage Differential (LVD) SCSI hard drive (Carbon Black and Port) - 15,000 RPM, 3.5-inch form factor, 1.0-inch high

Re: Difference between 2 drives...

Stephen C. Jackson — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:53:35 GMT

Why does the A9896 work in the RX2600/RX2620 then?

Re: Difference between 2 drives...

Proliant Watch — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:23:46 GMT

No idea... contact HP integrity server support team... they will hep u... :(

Re: Difference between 2 drives...

Torsten. — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:46:00 GMT

What does it mean "... can't be initialized by the server." ???

What did you do? What did you see? Exact commands and results?

Re: Difference between 2 drives...

Stephen C. Jackson — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:27:08 GMT

It identifies the position on the SCSI bus, the manufacturer, name, and size on the first line.
It then print "Cannot initialize SCSI Device"

Re: Difference between 2 drives...

Stephen C. Jackson — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:30:43 GMT

I should also say that I choose the following commands:

Boot Configuration
Boot From File

It then "Searching for Devices"

On the other RX2620, it displays the devices as part of the startup display.