[geeks] VALinux 2240 SCSI

[Ido Dubrawsky]

I've got three 36.4GB disks in my 2240 that I've configured as a RAID 
array.  Unfortunately I did this as a RAID 0 array and now one of the 
disks is throwing read errors which has ruined one of my VM images.  At 
this point I'm pulling the data off the array and want to rebuild it the 
array with larger disks in order to get plenty of space as well as 
rebuild it as a RAID 5 array. 

The disks I have in there currently are Seagate ST-136403LC which, 
apparently, supports both SE and LVD operation as the three disks show 
up as LVD drives in the Adaptec BIOS.  I'm looking to replace them with 
73.4GB drives and noticed that in this class of drives Seagate now has 
LC and LCV designations for SE and LVD respectively as I understand it.  
Is that correct?  If so it causes a lot of confusion since I've got 
three drives in the machine that are LC designated drives (and show up 
in the Adaptec BIOS as LVD drives) and now, apparently, I have to be 
more careful of what I buy.  Perhaps I've been playing Rip Van Winkle 
but when did this happen?  I'm assuming I can buy 3 of the ST173404LCV 
drives as replacements (I'm on a bit of a budget and would like to get 
the machine up and running fully again for under $150).

Any suggestions or advice?

Thanks,
Ido  

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Ido Dubrawsky
Network Security Architect
dubrawsky.org


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