DOH! I was looking at the wrong part....more than double the price of the CORRECT one @ $125 each.
My mistake....I'm under the weather, and was in a hurry to boot... Thanks, Jonathan On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > Using the link I sent, 3 new HP 36GB 15K drives shipped for next morning > 10:30 AM delivery to Virginia are $428.21 all in. > > Don't really know where the $1,000 price tag is coming from unless the > drives specified above won't work for some reason. > > If your management won't spring for new ones, I've got a room full of them > (10K) that I'll send for $100 bucks a piece. Ground shipping included. :) > > Seriously, explain the difference between $1,000 bucks now and all the > time later required to rebuild the thing from backups. > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> and.....short of buying new drives? >> >> Not so sure mgmt will go for spending $1,000 on a 10 year old server that >> is slated for decom.... >> >> (yeah, I know, I know)... >> >> Jonathan >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:42 PM, William Robbins <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Agreed. >>> >>> - Will >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 13:16, Richard Stovall <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Order 3 *new* drives, have them overnighted, then proceed with your >>>> original plan. >>>> >>>> http://discountechnology.com/Products/HP-Compaq-SCSI-Hard-Drives >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Not sure where to begin on this - I guess it is possible that I've got >>>>> two new (refurbed) drives that are bad, but I'm leaning toward it being a >>>>> fluke or known bug or compatibility issue..... I've Googled till I'm blue >>>>> in the face, and I've searched the archives of this list going back more >>>>> than a year. We can't retire this server just yet, and I can't P2V it >>>>> right >>>>> now. We're looking to decommission it this year, and replace it with newer >>>>> hardware, so for the moment, I'm stuck with it. >>>>> >>>>> Also, I inherited it....it long predated my existence at this company. >>>>> I had a drive failure in the RAID1, so I bought two reburb units from a >>>>> major channel partner (we are a VAR). The hope was to replace one drive, >>>>> let it rebuild, then add the second drive as a hot spare so I wouldn't be >>>>> in this bind again. Alas, BOTH of the refurb drives register in the System >>>>> Management Homepage with a status of Predictive Failure, Replace Drive. I >>>>> know I've read about false positives with S.M.A.R.T. Status under certain >>>>> OS/Firmware/Driver/MS Update scenarios, but for the life of me I can't >>>>> find >>>>> anything along those lines right now when I need it. Also, with this being >>>>> a COMPAQ branded server, I'm not 100% certain of what I'm looking at on >>>>> the >>>>> HP site, as everything referenced looks like a HP branded server. I wasn't >>>>> dealing with HP at the time of the HP Compaq merger, and I never did >>>>> anything with Compaq servers... >>>>> >>>>> I welcome any suggestions offered to get this unit functioning without >>>>> drive array errors (if that is possible). Having the drive listed as being >>>>> in a degraded state doesn't give me any warm fuzzies, and it is >>>>> unfortunately a critical server, so I can't just say, "It's probably not >>>>> really an issue." Of course, I can't be guaranteed that there is a valid >>>>> backup of this server, and even if there is, getting it back online might >>>>> be practically impossible, because like I said, it predates me >>>>> significantly and the individuals who configured it are no longer with the >>>>> organization and the software application is no longer supported. I do >>>>> have >>>>> original media, but I'd rather not go that route if I don't have to.... >>>>> >>>>> Configuration: >>>>> >>>>> Two 36GB Ultra 320 SCSI Hot Pluggable hard drives in a RAID 1 >>>>> configuration with no hot spare (like I said, I inherited it) >>>>> Running Windows Server 2000 w/SP4 and all available updates >>>>> BIOS Date is 04/02/01 - newest version appears to be 2002.12.18 (B) >>>>> (23 Mar 2004), but the rev history does not show anything related to SCSI >>>>> drives or controllers >>>>> ROM Version from the System Management Homepage is 04/02/2001, Family >>>>> 386P17, Type 03 >>>>> Storage Controller is listed as "Compaq Integrated Smart Array >>>>> Controller" >>>>> Storage Controller Driver Date/Version is 10/21/2002, 5.14.0.0 Latest >>>>> version appears to be 5.14.0.0 (E) (13 Apr 2006) but rev notes don't >>>>> notate >>>>> anything that would implicate a false positive for SMART failure >>>>> Storage Controller Firmware version is 1.46A - looks like 1.50B dated >>>>> 22 Oct 2002 is the latest, but can't find any rev notes that tell me what >>>>> the fixes are between 1.46A and 1.50B >>>>> Port 2 Drive 0 (listed as healthy) COMPAQ BF036863B5 has firmware >>>>> version HPB4 and has service hours total of 63,040 hours - this >>>>> appears to be the latest firmware for this drive per HP* Document ID: >>>>> *c00776070 >>>>> Port 2 drive 1 (listed as "Predictive Failure/Replace Drive") COMPAQ >>>>> BF0368A4CA has firmware version HPB5 and has service hours total of 19 >>>>> (yes, nineteen) hours - there is an update HPB5 (C) Dated 18 Jul 2007, but >>>>> again, no details in the rev history >>>>> Port 2 Drive 2 - New hot spare presently not inserted - (listed as >>>>> "Predictive Failure/Replace Drive") COMPAQ BF03685A35 has firmware >>>>> version HPB6 and has service hours total of 28,009 hours - there is >>>>> an update HPB8 (C) Dated 18 Jul 2007, but again, no details in the rev >>>>> history >>>>> HP system Management Homepage version is 2.0.2.106, 2.1.10.186 (C) (29 >>>>> Jan 2008) is the latest one listed for this server/OS combination >>>>> HP Array Configuration Utility is v 7.61.2.0, which appears to be the >>>>> latest >>>>> HP Array Diagnostic Utility is v 7.60.18.0, which appears to be the >>>>> latest >>>>> >>>>> This is the only site I've found from HP that comes close to matching >>>>> my server: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/swdHome/?sp4ts.oid=3292422 >>>>> >>>>> It is for a HP ProLiant DL380 P1000-256KB 128MB Rack Server, and what >>>>> I have is a Compaq ProLiant DL380 P733-256KB 128MB Rack Server... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE >>>>> >>>>> ~ 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE >> >> ~ 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 > -- Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE ~ 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
