This did not work for us in our MD1000,3000 or PS 6000 if I recall . they need to have Dell flashed firmware. You can get these drives from other retailers however.
From: Mark Boeck [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 11:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Equallogic & non-Dell drives? Please do! I have a couple EqualLogic boxes and would like to know how it works! . . . On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Crawford, Scott <[email protected]> wrote: Yeah, maintenance and support are null and void in this scenario. We just got an old cheap EQ box with small drives for testing. Maybe I'll slap some bigger drives in it today and let you know how it goes. Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint _____ On Nov 4, 2011 8:33 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> wrote: I was under the impression that this wouldn't work because of custom firmware on the drives. Additionally, are you maintaining a maintenance agreement on said equipment, and if so, does it void the maintenance? On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Crawford, Scott <[email protected]> wrote: Our plan is to do something similar and I understand that it will work as long as the firmware is current. The only actual experience I have is replacing a Dell 250GB drive with a non-Dell one. Couldn't have been easier. Pulled out the old, inserted the new and auto rebuild ensued. Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint _____ On Nov 4, 2011 7:34 AM, Paul Hutchings <[email protected]> wrote: Does anyone have any experience of replacing the drives in an Equallogic with larger, enterprise but non-Dell drives such as Seagate Constellation ES? I suspect Dell are going to want a small fortune. I appreciate all the implications for support and warranty, I'm more interested in whether it will actually work and if anyone here has done it? Thanks, Paul _____ MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 100 1464 84 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
