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IBM PC-Server 330

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Lencojoe

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Hi All.
This Dummy needs some info about a computer i purchased at an auction.It is as described above,it has Dual P-2 333 mhz processors,it also has 5-SCSi raid HDD's,and a C:/;D:\ SCSI drive.,some type of Seagate Tape drive,.It has" Win.2000 Server"Edition.
I can go into the C:\ & D:\ but I can't find a way to enter the Array drives.I wanted to use this on my small network as a file storage machine. Is it possible? is it worth the trouble?is it something someone with no experience with SERVERS OR Raid Should tackle.
Just looking for some hints.
Thanks Lencojoe....
 
This is probably the wrong forum, I'd go over to operating systems, after getting all the OS specifics. maybe general hardware.
That said, the C: drive you seee is most likely the 5 scsi hard drives in a RAID array. Once an array is set up, the operating system sees only the entire array, and it appears as one drive.
 
Thanks skyking for the reply.I think the 2-are different because it shows"log into this Computer only" or Log into Domain" I think that is the words.I can choose " this Computer "and i can log in as Administrator,but evidently they disabled the domain HDD,s or erased them before disposing of the computer.There are actually 7- HDD'S.
Thanks again.... Lencojoe
 
The "log into this Computer only" or Log into Domain" refers to authentication with a domain controller only. it is hard to say, but I would still bet you are looking at the RAID-5 array as C"" drive. That is typical.
 
The login to this computer or log into domain has nothing to do with your harddrives. When you boot the computer, there should be a message on the screen, before Windows starts loading, giving you the option to enter the Raid controller configuration. That is where you can view more information on your Raid controller, but as old as that computer is, the configuration screen will probably not be very n00b-friendly (newer raid cards are better).

Also, networking is about the last place you should have posted this. Probably OS would be better. The general hardware forum would probably technically be the correct place for your question, but it seems to me that people who deal with server-class hardware tend to hang out more in the OS and Networking forums.
 
Since it's an IBM it probably have a ServeRaid controller card, either in a PCI slot or onboard.

Look on IBM's site for a ServeRaid CD. Actually for IBM it will be a setup CD for all things IBM, including the software for you to configure your RAID controller, however based on your post there is no need. What exactly is it you want to look at anyway?

As mentioned this is definitely the wrong forum for this type of stuff but since you asked, yes, sounds like you should enage the help of someone who has some experience with servers to assist you.

The hardware board is where this should go. Not really an OS issue unless your doing software RAID in the OS. Unlikely but possible. If your doing hardware RAID on a dedicated controller then there is nothing to look at in the OS, unless your using an array manager. But that would just be monitoring software typically, no configuration. That will be done on the controller level, well before the OS is loaded. Also, the C and D will be partitioned drives on the RAID volume. That would be your typical setup. For RAID 5, you can do more than one volume and there are some pros and cons there but generally you'd setup a single volume on the array. Then partition in the OS.
 
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