Proliant DL380 / smart array controller

[Mory_1]

Hi, I've got a Proliant DL380 with a compaq smart array. Is this a real SCSI controller ??
Could I plug an HP storagework vs80 1/8 autoloader ??

thanks a lot for your help

[Martin Forster_1 · Accepted solution]

Smart Array Controller are
as the name says Array Controller.

with on exception they support DAT and AITD Drives.

For a Library you have to use a pure SCSI Controller. Which is a option to buy.

Greetings.

[Gert Luyten]

It depends if the SA controller in your DL380 was the embedded ROC (Integrated Array controller) or a seperate PCI card.
If the SA controller is a PCI card, you can use the embedded SCSI channel to attach your DLT Autoloader to it and don't have to buy an additional SCSI card.