I have a client who wants to use some older hardware to use as a test
box for some niche benchmarking tools they have developed in-house.

The server runs Win2k3, there's a QLogic QL2200 HBA (copper) and a set
of PowerVault F630 trays, though for now I only have one hooked up to
the HBA to keep things simple.

The main problem I am having is that the client has no software or
drivers for this equipment, so I scoured the internet for a QLA2200
driver and QLogic SANSurfer software. I cannot seem to figure out how to
get the drives to group together in a vdisk. They are all set to the
same LUN (0) but show up as 10 separate drives in Windows Disk Manager.
None of them repond when I try to initialize them, not even an error.

I think there was some dell-issued management software for the
PowerVaould FC line, and that it is basically a re-brand of the EMC
Clariion software for the same line, but it seems that this is only
needed for the FC650 RAID controller, not for the simple 630 trays. I
don't necessarily even have to have a single LUN, 10 separate disks
would work too.

Any ideas are soooooo welcome ;)

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rcebolleto Wrote:
> I have a client who wants to use some older hardware to use as a test
> box for some niche benchmarking tools they have developed in-house.
>
> The server runs Win2k3, there's a QLogic QL2200 HBA (copper) and a set
>
> of PowerVault F630 trays, though for now I only have one hooked up to
> the HBA to keep things simple.
>
> The main problem I am having is that the client has no software or
> drivers for this equipment, so I scoured the internet for a QLA2200
> driver and QLogic SANSurfer software. I cannot seem to figure out how
> to
> get the drives to group together in a vdisk. They are all set to the
> same LUN (0) but show up as 10 separate drives in Windows Disk Manager.
>
> None of them repond when I try to initialize them, not even an error.
>
> I think there was some dell-issued management software for the
> PowerVaould FC line, and that it is basically a re-brand of the EMC
> Clariion software for the same line, but it seems that this is only
> needed for the FC650 RAID controller, not for the simple 630 trays. I
> don't necessarily even have to have a single LUN, 10 separate disks
> would work too.
>
> Any ideas are soooooo welcome ;)

if you are trying to use the 630 with out the raid chassis I dont think
you will have any luck
It is a bit of typing to explain but if you want to call me I think I
can help you out
781 982 9664 ask for paul leeber




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