Re: 9406 515 vs 8203 E4A

Well you could configure them into an IASP and then vary it off and
disconnect it when you need service ;)

of course, if you need support for an IASP problem you are really in a
hole....


On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:34 PM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes I strongly suspect there is no 'hard stop' on doing this with a four
core, at least not from a 'would it function' standpoint. However I
guarantee that it puts you into an 'Unsupported Configuration' situation
and then if you call for support IBM may very well exercise the clause
in your contract that says you must remove all items from the
configuration that are unsupported before they will help you. Clearly
removing much of your disk capacity wouldn't be good for continued
operation of your system. :-)

"Don't try this at home, we're what you call 'Experts!'"

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

www.frankeni.com
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www.iInTheCloud.com

On 4/16/2013 7:10 PM, Nathan Andelin wrote:

if you have a 6 or 8 core, you can put a 5887 off the SAS port,
and that same internal CEC Disk controller will drive all 32 drives.

There's quite a bit of evidence suggesting that the same 32 drive

configuration would work off the 4-core 720 SAS port, but it's not
permitted in the configurator for "marketing reasons". Dr Franken should
test that. Just order a refurbished 5887 w/ disks off Ebay.

-Nathan.

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