Savvio, Cheetah, and Constellation Enterprise Server & Storage (SCSI/FC/SAS/SATA) drives

[Supemm]

Hi all,


We have a HP server with a SCSI Symbios V4.0 controler where an "old" 20Gb hard drive is connected.
This hard drive had a jumper telling it that the SCSI ID is 2. This is the last drive on the line before the cable's built in terminator.

When I plug the new SCSI Seagate Cheetah 15.K5 on the SCSI cable, the SCSI card detect the new hard drive but the old one is not detected.

I have tried to change the drives order on the cable, I have tried others connetors on the cable for both two hard drives but without any result.

It seems that this Cheetah doesnt have any jumper to set the SCSI ID.

What must I do to detect simultaneously the two hard drivers ?

I thank you very much.


Regards,

Emmanuel

[Melonade]

model number?

part number?

are there not any jumpers on the new drive at all?  you sure it doesn't have a jumper for, say, enable terminator?
are you using a pin-out adapter?

[Supemm]

Thank you for your reply. I'm coming back from holidays.

I am not using a pin-out adapter.

The hard drive is a Cheetah 15K.5
Model Number : ST373455LW
Part Number 9Z3005-002
Serial Number : 3LQ3DNNK
There are not any jumper on both sides of the hard drive


The other old hard drive is a HP (Fujitsu)
Model : MAN3184MP
Part number : CA05904-B16500HB
Serial number : TN017298
This last disk have jumper on 6 : "Start CMD"


When I connect the new Cheetah, the old one is not detected.
What must I do to have both detected ?


Regards,

Supemm

[Melonade]

hmm that is strange

can you try a different scsi cable and different terminator?

if the cheetah doesnt have a jumper then it is set to scsi id 0 and that should be good

maybe try to change the old drive's scsi id to see if that helps

does your server have a different port, to connect two cables, each with one hard drive on it?

[aaaall]

Let's start from scratch:

1. Remove new drive, leave the old drive there, make sure your old drive work OK, don't forget to read the drive ID detected when boot up.

2. Turn off, remove old drive and plug in that old drive to the second connector of the cable to test that data cable connector and Power distribution cable OK, turn on to make sure old drive works at the second connector / power cable.

3. Remove your old drive, plug in the new drive to the same known good cable connector and power cable you tested at step 2 above.

4. Turn on and read your new drive ID detected by your host adapter, make sure your new drive works alone first.

5. Turn off / set ID if you have ID conflict. Change ID on old drive if you don't have an option to change on new drive. Termination on to the drive end cable. Plug in both drives. Technically, they must work, unless you have incompatibilities controller. Yes, I see strange things daily between SCSI controllers / drives brand, models / PCs