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Can we Replace SATA HDD with SAS HDD
Hi
I am have some question regarding HDD replacement, details are as under:
1 - In EMC NX4 if SAS HDD fail can we replace with SATA HDD?
2 - In EMC CX Serise Stoare if FC HDD Fail and SATA HDD Configure as HotSpare, Is it possible that SATA HDD take the place of FC HDD?
I will appriciate for your response.
With thanks & regards
Asim
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February 7th, 2011 07:00
In a diskpool/raidgroup you cannot mix drive types.
This means a SATA drive cannot replace a SAS drive or vice versa. On the NX4 (which has an AX4-5F8 for it's storage) you can mix SATA and SAS in an enclosure.
With the CX-series (including CX3 and CX4 series) you cannot mix FC and SATA drives in a single enclosure.
On the CX-series the same applies to hotspares; FC hotspares won't take over for SATA drives and SATA hotspares won't take over for FC drives.