Re: [cobalt-users] Install larger HD in raq4i

[Bruce Timberlake <bruce.timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

Mark wrote:
> 
> Hi friends!, Mark here , the new guy, I want to install a
> new larger HD on my raq4i, before I start hosting, It
> has a Seagate 20g - ata 33 5400 rpm. in now I want to
> increase to 40gig. Can I replace with ata 66 or 100?...

The drive controllers in the RaQ3 and RaQ4 are only ATA/33. You cannot
use 7200RPM drives in them (I have only seen ATA/66 or ATA/100 7200RPM
drives).

> and what do you think about 7200 RPM.....The drive
> I have in mind is the IBM 40 gig ata 100 7200 rpm will
> this work?

No.

> While I'm at it I was thinking of adding a sec one in the
> space provided. Only thing is would it create too much heat?

RaQ4r has 2 drives with no problems on heat. The drives must both meet
the spec, but there's no other issue.

> Also what would I have to do to the new HD for the OS to
> recognize the extra HD space on both the orig and the new added
> one?

Go to Maintenance -> Storage in the RaQ Administrator Control Panel. It
will do all the work for you. New sites can then be placed on the
original drive (/home), or on the new drive (/vol/diskname).

-- 
Bruce Timberlake
Technology Engineer
Sun Cobalt Server Appliances
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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