What is a Fibre Channel disk? [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 7 years ago. Improve this question Our NetAPP SAN uses something called “Fibre Channel” disks. What are Fibre Channel disks, and does this mean that I can’t replace them … Read more

3.5″ SAS drives in server with 2.5″ bays [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 1 year ago. Improve this question We recently acquired a very cheap 2nd-hand server (HP ProLiant DL380 G7). We have a number of 3.5″ SAS drives, however the server … Read more

Connecting a SAS server drive with SATA USB cable + Converter [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 9 years ago. Improve this question I’d like to connect a SAS drive (ST3600057SS) to my computer via a USB SATA cable combined with a SAS to SATA converter. … Read more

What will I need to create a web server out of an R710? [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 1 year ago. Improve this question I recently got hold of an R710 (DELL PowerEdge) & want to use it to host multiple sites. I did not come with … Read more

Which SAS JBOD module for NetApp DS4243?

Does anyone know what the SAS JBOD module is called (model number perhaps) that works for NetApp’s DS4243 disk array? I can find controllers on ebay, but not a single SAS JBOD module. Afterwards it will be used on Linux. Answer It’s an IOM3 X5712A-R6 I believe AttributionSource : Link , Question Author : Jasmine … Read more

Why is my drive so full on my Windows 2008 Server

My server is Windows 2008 R2 Standard Server. I have a secondary SAS drive where all my website files are with the following properties: NTFS File System Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties IS CHECKED Simple Layout Basic Type Healthy (Page File, Primary Partition) Status I have … Read more

3ware 9650se not recognizing SAS drives, what else should I check? [closed]

Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question The card works fine with SATA Raptors but can’t see 2 different models of Cheetah. … Read more

Is it ok to run 15k.6 and 15k.5 SAS disks in a SAN together?

I have a SAN (HP MASA 2012) running seagate Cheetah 15k.6 drives. One has failed and I have a replacement drive that is the same except for it is a 15k.5 drive. Is this ok to run in the SAN? What are the repercussions, if any? Answer Sounds like you’ve chosen to run non-HP disks … Read more