[rescue] Re: Re: Tray for a NetApp F330

Robert Novak rnovak at indyramp.com
Thu Jul 4 00:37:59 CDT 2002


On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, Dave McGuire wrote:

> On July 3, Robert Novak wrote:
> > A5000 probably won't work, unless Netapp shipped a fiber-based FC
> > controller, or unless you get an adapter of some sort... you're best off
> > finding the support matrix and getting disks and a jbod-type enclosure, I
> > think, whether FC or SCSI. Unless a 5000 is ubercheepo and has the right
> > drives and right firmware.
> 
>   Huh?  My A5000 takes standard GBICs...I've got one fiber and one DE-9
> copper in it, the only one that's currently connected to anything is
> the DE-9.

Oh, okay. I've never seen a copper DE9 GBIC. My bad. 

Still likely to get bitten by the drive model/firmware issue either
way--much harder to work around, from what little I've seen on the matter.

--Rob
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