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Mixing Drive Types on a Smart Array controller (Quantum and COMPAQ)
I have a Proliant ML370 with a Smart Array controller.
This system is a little over 3 years old and out of warranty. I have 6 Ultra3 SCSI 36GB 10K drives with one configured as a hot spare. One of the drives keeps failing, but if I pull it out and reinsert it it works for a while. COMPAQ is of little help regarding this issue. We recently lost a second drive, so I had to immediately procure a replacement. I found one locally, but after purchasing it, I realized that it was a Quantum drive in a COMPAQ housing. I was able to install it, but since it's the hot spare, it is not currently in the array. It fits the same specs, but when I use the array configuration utility, it has a different firmware and model. The model does not say COMPAQ unlike the other drives. I have had problems in the past mixing drives from the same manufacturer in an IDE RAID configuration, so I am worried that when I need this drive to work, it will not! Can anyone please tell me if I should return this drive and get a COMPAQ one (for about double the price)? Thank you, D |
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