Eben, there is one more thing you need top know. DSTAT ALL clips the last character off the drive
name, so ST32550W is really ST32550WD. If you buy drives off the shelf from some retailer know
that W won't work, toy need WD's which are Wide Differential.

Paul Courry


On Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:54:05 -0800, Eben Yong wrote:

>Thanks for the great info.  I assume that both the 987 and 996 will be ok
>this way?  And when we upgrade to MPE 6.5 there's also no difference in what
>you've mentioned?  Just use VOLUTIL and presto-all's well?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Goodey [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 4:17 PM
>To: 'Eben Yong'; [log in to unmask]
>Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] HARDWARE UPGRADE: Discs
>
>
>Just be aware that only the first 4GB will be used.
>On one of our systems, just to keep it simple, we ordered just
>9GB drives, but the system disc (ldev 1) is configured as a 4GB
>drive.
>
>I am glad to hear you are not trying to replace lots of little
>drives with a single big drive (36gb, etc.) as you might
>encounter performance problems if you do. Lots of little drives
>are generally faster than a few big ones.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eben Yong [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 4:18 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [HP3000-L] HARDWARE UPGRADE: Discs
>
>
>Hello,
>
>I am planning to retire all of our existing 2 & 4 gig drives on our e3000's
>(987 and 996), and replace with them with enough 9 gig drives to make up the
>difference.
>
>According to DSTAT, our 987 master drive is a C301M1 drive, and the master
>drive on our 996 is a ST32550W drive.  Both are 2 gig discs.  If I were to
>replace them both with 9gig mechs, is that ok?  In other words, is there
>something else that's needed to configure a 9gig drive as a MASTER drive, or
>other kinds of configuration tips I should be aware of?
>
>Thanks for any input,
>
>Eben Yong
>Health Plan of San Mateo