Re: HP9000 K200 new disks -> new problems ... 8-|

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007, Mark Kettenis wrote:

> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:34:34 +0100 (CET)
> From: Mark Kettenis <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: HP9000 K200 new disks -> new problems ... 8-|
> 
>> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:00:50 -0500 (EST)
>> From: Rob Sciuk <[email protected]>
>>
>> As two of the older 4gb drives were failing the startup tests, I decided
>> to replace them with some Seagate 36G 68pin scsi's (not new but tested
>> ok), and did so. While the addresses are set (6,5,4,3) just as the
>> originals were, it appears that there must be some options which need to
>> be set, as they are all failing the start as follows in the dmesg below.
>> As they are consisten, I figure fix one, fix them all, but I'm not
>> entirely sure where to start.
>
> Be careful.  I think the K-class servers take HVD drives, and your 36G
> drives may be LVD.  Using LVD drives on a HVD controller is likely to
> ruin the drives and/or controller.

Thanks, Mark ... I'll check the devices, and see if I can't scrounge some 
older ones ... damn ...