Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:59:07 -0700 From: prad <prad@towardsfreedom.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: to scsi or not to scsi Message-ID: <20080626135907.39188d29@gom.home> In-Reply-To: <4863E58C.2060602@webrz.net> References: <20080626092558.1a17d7d2@gom.home> <4863E58C.2060602@webrz.net>
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On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:53:00 +0200 Jos Chrispijn <jos@webrz.net> wrote: > Have a look at this URL: > http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles.php?id=19 > this was very interesting and thorough. and thanks to everyone else who responded especially david and bill. unfortunately, david, most of the links on that page you sent don't work, but one of them did so that was helpful. we have a chance to buy 18G scsi at $5 or 36G for $25. what the seller isn't sure about is whether they will be compatible with the particular server. the server has a 36G seagate (ST336705LC) in it. the 18G are compaqs (ultra 3 BD0186398C). do scsi's have any compatibility issues? also, being older hardware, is there anything to be concerned about regarding freebsd7. i know we've had problems getting 7 to boot and install from the older cdroms (6.3 was easy), but the ide hds ran just fine once 7 was installed. -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's
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