Re: [SUSPECT SPAM] Replacement disk for R510

Dne Út 2. února 2016 08:20:26, Rich Sudlow napsal(a):
> On 02/02/2016 08:10 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > we have run into some problems with one of our Hitachi HUA723020ALA640
> > disks in R510 server. Since this disk is no longer available our vendor
> > has recommended to replace it with part number 400-21712. However when
> > checking the specification of the disk its transfer rate is 1.5Gbps and
> > omreport on our current configuration prints:
> > 
> > Negotiated Speed          : 3.00 Gbps
> > Capable Speed             : 3.00 Gbps
> > 
> > Do you think this would pose a problem? Will the I/O performance of our
> > server be negatively influenced?
> 
> I would not use a 1.5 Gbps drive - we've had good luck replacing drives in
> our R510 with generic off the shelf drives - selecting drives through
> govconnection - e.g. drive size and 3 Gbps - another alternative is to
> replace your Hitachi disk with a used one from Amazon/ebay. Although
> realize this option may provide you with a drive with a lot of hours on it.
> 
> Rich

Thank you for your response - the generic off the shelf drives experience gives 
me hope. We will try to use a brand new WD RE4 drive and cross our fingers.

David
 
> > Kind Regards,
> > 
> > David Bruha
> > Virtis s.r.o.
> > 
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