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Equallogic HDD/SSD upgrade - module type 7
hi everyone :)
I hoping I can upgrade drives in my Equallogic. Would you know if any >1TB drives are available & certified for such an upgrade?
Where do you usually get drives from if you upgrade?
many thanks, L.
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January 26th, 2018 10:00
Hello,
The largest qualified drive for the PS6000E was a 1TB. The drives have to have a specific Dell/EQL signature to function, you can not use off-the-shelf OEM drives in Dell PS Series SANs. Using larger drives from newer model arrays could yield unpredictable results. I would suggest you not try.
Regards,
Don
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January 26th, 2018 11:00
Yours is a comprehensive answer and as such a horrible news. These PS65xx are such a nice kits that it breaks my heart to see them waste away.
I remember years ago I successfully flashed a Seagate 2TB NL drives (as it was the same model used by Dell) with Dell firmware, however these were not in an Equallogic box, but otherwise they worked okey.
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January 27th, 2018 22:00
Hello,
Sorry for the bad news. They are great systems. I had a very early production 5500 in my lab until recently, they finally made me give it up. :)
Regards,
Don