Is it possible to run the Smart Array 3200

[Anders Norrbring]

in some other hardware setup than in a Compaq server?

It sould be nice to keep the server up and running while I install and configure the new system on another machine.

I have one Cpq server only available, and I'm going for a smooth swap from RedHat Linux to a system with SuSE Enterprise Linux, so to keep down time to a minimum I'd like to do the setup on another machine.

[Stephen Grimmer]

no... SA controllers only work in Compaq servers...

[Anders Norrbring]

Oh well, since nobody "answered in time", I just tried. It works perfectly well on a standard ASUS motherboard with no other Compaq parts than the 3200 controller.

No problems at all.

[Stephen Grimmer]

Wow i'm surprised about that... the controllers are very hardware centric... does ACU work?

[Anders Norrbring]

Yes, both SMART-2 and SA3200 works, and the ACU works as well, at least in Windows 2000, I can't say for the Linux variants yet, that still has to be tried.

[Stephen Grimmer]

Well I'm glad you got it work. I think I'll try it sometime. I have been told that the controller has issues storing metadata when it's not in a proliant.

[Anders Norrbring]

I can't say for sure, but it really seems to work. What kind of metadata should that be?

I've configured an array on the 3200, swapped to SMART-2/DH and it immediately recognised the array as configured. Also, vice versa.

[Stephen Grimmer]

metadata = the configuration of the controller, the arrays, the arrays configuration etc...

[Anders Norrbring]

Well, all I can say is that it seems to work no matter how I reconfigure and swap controllers between the SMART-2/DH and the SA3200.