U320 and disk enclosure - model 4354R

[JarekM]

What will be the speed on the disks within disk enclosure model 4354R populated with U320 disks - U320 (320) or U3 (160)?
If U3, then what are my options to achieve high 320 speed with external storage? I need at least 7 + 7 drives on separate channels. I can???t find any HP / Compaq product to provide such solution.

[e4services]

You must have a U320 controller to acquire U320 transfer rates. There are solutions out there, even for RAID

[Gert Luyten]

The SW model 4354R is an Ultra3 capable enclosure, ie the backplane and I/O module only allow for U3 speeds. If you connect and U320 SA controller to it (like the SA-642), the U320 disks will still run at U3 speed.

In short, there are no U320 enclosures from hp (yet).

[JarekM]

Thanks, that was my feeling on this as well.
Jarek

[Ron Lawson_1]

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