WTF @ Dell?

[JRock]

I had a failed drive in one of our linux servers. Drive was 1 of 6 in RAID 5 (No Hot Spare)

Drive was a Seagate Cheetah 18.2Gb, U320 @ 10K

Replacement drive comes...

Maxtor 36Gb U320 @ 15K

WTF?

 

[dabuddha]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[mitmot]

you're complaining?

 

[Fraggable]

he's complaining because he can't use the new drive in the array like the old one was because it's not the same.

It's better but I'd complain because it's not what I needed.

 

[JRock]

Originally posted by: mitmot
you're complaining?

I don't care about the storage difference because only 18.2 will be used but 5 Disks @ 10,000RPM and 1 at 15,000RPM in RAID5 is asking for trouble...

 

[mitmot]

Originally posted by: JRock

Originally posted by: mitmot
you're complaining?

I don't care about the storage difference because only 18.2 will be used but 5 Disks @ 10,000RPM and 1 at 15,000RPM in RAID5 is asking for trouble...

good point. i didnt think of that 🙂

 

[EagleKeeper]

CompuWiz is looking for a 15K RPM drive for his raid.

Maybe compatible?

 

[JRock]

Anyone have experience with anything like this?

 

[Warthog912]

Sometime it sucks to get better replacements than what you asked for...

Not very often though-

 

[JRock]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
CompuWiz is looking for a 15K RPM drive for his raid.

Maybe compatible?

It's a dell replacement part so either the failed drive goes back or this one does. Otherwise we get billed 🙁

It was here in 2 hours though... :thumbsup: to UPS Sonic Air 😉

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: JRock

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
CompuWiz is looking for a 15K RPM drive for his raid.

Maybe compatible?

It's a dell replacement part so either the failed drive goes back or this one does. Otherwise we get billed 🙁

Send back the failed drive.

He may be able to work with you for an swapout for the drive with proper speed matchups.

 

[mitmot]

Originally posted by: JRock

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
CompuWiz is looking for a 15K RPM drive for his raid.

Maybe compatible?

It's a dell replacement part so either the failed drive goes back or this one does. Otherwise we get billed 🙁

I would call dell and tell them you have sensitive proprietary information on the bad disk. They will usually let it slide without making you send back the old one.