VHDCI connector... are they for tape drives only? can't be...

[Jack_71]

the dilema...
i have a dl360 1u server and i am struggling making the connection i need. i need to connect to a raid box filled with 200gb ide drives externally i was thinking that i could use the vhdci connector out the back of the machine for this but i am returned an error on boot up. my question is.... is the vhdci connector only used for support of a external tape drive or should i be able to connect it to my raid array. i have installed (hopefully temporarily) a adaptec 29160 card with the external 68pin connector to connect to it but i am hoping to remove that and just use the vhdci connection.

thanks for any replies

[Grzegorz Karnas]

Hi,
This connector (External VHDC) is officialy supported ONLY for external stand alone TAPEs. So you can't connect there for example tape library.
I tried to connect there enclosure 4314 with some hard drives and it worked but it is not supported. This enclosure has no inteligence build in so I think that you must based on this additional Adaptec controller to connect the Raid Box.

Grzes