RE: [cobalt-users] raq XTR HARD DRIVE

["Ligard, Vidar" <vligard@xxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jabbour, Danny NYC [mailto:DJabbour@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:37 AM
> To: 'cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] raq XTR HARD DRIVE
> 
> 
> >If you can't find it, get something with same size, speed, rpm,
> >etc - that gives a greater chance it'll work. 
> 
> I don't mean to differ, but isn't it "safer" to just get 
> something slightly larger in the event the new drive isn't 
> exactly the same?  The disks don't need to match at a low 
> level do they (number of cylinders, heads, etc)?
> 
> Just wondering if anyone has had a problem replacing with a 
> slightly larger disk in the past?
> 
I have seen both on this. Some have gone to larger disks w/o any problems. Others have had troubles on raids. I don't know enough about the Linux software RAID to give you an absolute answer. I do know that as a rule of thumb, get the exact same model numer if you can. The raid won't be able to utilize a larger drive anyhow, unless you replace all your drives in the raid. If you can't get the same model anymore, then yes, might as well get a 40Gb.

HTH,
Vidar
> Thanks,
> 
> Daniel Jabbour
> Citco Technology Management
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