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02-26-2009 08:03 PM
02-26-2009 08:03 PM
MSA30 As a standard Drive controller
Hello,
I am trying to make my standard MSA30 Storageworks drive enclosure act as a standard drive enclosure. Has anyone done this, or known of this being done?
What I'm basically trying to do, is instead of having the enclosure act as a RAID controller. I'm trying to get it to just recognize the drives individually.
Now from my understanding the MSA30 is not inherintly a RAID controller, it requires the Smart Start RAID configuration to be functional as a RAID controller.
Again, If anyone has seen or heard of this being done and know a direction to lead me, it would be much appreciated.
I am trying to make my standard MSA30 Storageworks drive enclosure act as a standard drive enclosure. Has anyone done this, or known of this being done?
What I'm basically trying to do, is instead of having the enclosure act as a RAID controller. I'm trying to get it to just recognize the drives individually.
Now from my understanding the MSA30 is not inherintly a RAID controller, it requires the Smart Start RAID configuration to be functional as a RAID controller.
Again, If anyone has seen or heard of this being done and know a direction to lead me, it would be much appreciated.
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02-26-2009 09:34 PM
02-26-2009 09:34 PM
Re: MSA30 As a standard Drive controller
The MSA 30 can be used together with a smartarray controller as a hardware RAID
OR
connected to a "normal" SCSI HBA as "normal" and individual disks.
You have a choice of a single, dual bus I/O module or a MI (multi initiator) module then.
Hope this helps!
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connected to a "normal" SCSI HBA as "normal" and individual disks.
You have a choice of a single, dual bus I/O module or a MI (multi initiator) module then.
Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.
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02-26-2009 09:37 PM
02-26-2009 09:37 PM
Re: MSA30 As a standard Drive controller
Thanks for the response.
After stepping back for a second. We did realize that the RAID controller was the cholk point. Will try the standard SCSI controller in the morning.
Thanks.
After stepping back for a second. We did realize that the RAID controller was the cholk point. Will try the standard SCSI controller in the morning.
Thanks.
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03-02-2009 04:54 PM
03-02-2009 04:54 PM
Re: MSA30 As a standard Drive controller
Are you using a smart RAID controller? If so you need to configure the Smart RAID controller before the OS will see any of the disks (or LUNs) on the MSA.
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