RE: RAID configuration

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

So far  as I  know the  RAID  enabler  feature code is 5709 
and  occupies a  back plane  position

At 03:16 PM 4/8/2006, Chris Bipes wrote:
> I need to verify the RAID enablement card is installed in the 520 system
> unit and are attached correctly.  4 drive in ASP at 14% used.  This
> system only has the OS loaded and all the CD's for the latest CUME and
> Service Packs loaded, 21 in all.  I can write the drives, since they are
> the only drives in the system and they have no H in the names, DD001 -
> DD004.  One is the load source.  The storage controller is a 507B with 4
> x 4326-050 drives attached, 1 x 6337-002 DVD, and a 28D2-001 Disk
> Services?  Is the 28D2 the RAID enabler?
>
>
> Christopher Bipes
> Information Services Director
> CrossCheck, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Bolhuis
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 7:19 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: RAID configuration
>
> Whe you select to start RAID what error do you get? You should be able
> to start RAID whether the drives are configured or not. There are only a
> few things that stop you from starting RAID:
> 1) No RAID card (DUH!)
> 2) Not enough drives that are not RADIed already or MIRROREd of the same
> size on the RAID card,
> 3) Not enough free space on the drives. If you have 4 drives and they
> are all part of the ASP then they need to be at aximum 75% full to allow
> for the space lost to RAID striping.
> 4) the drives are write protected (They have a letter 'H' in their
> name)  In this case they need to be formatted first through the problem
> recovery menu.
>
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