Windows drivers for StorEdge 3120
I'm trying to use a StorEdge 3120 SCSI disk array with an IBM X-346 server running Windows 2003 Server EE.
I am having a terrible time of it in that when I attach the array to the server...Windows refuses to boot. In the startup bios sequence though I do see the array being recognized although it seems to act somewhat flaky..sometimes it recogizes and reports the disk size...other times it just shows blank for the disk size. Overall I'm not sure where to go to troubleshoot the problem.
If I remove all the disks from the 3120...Windows will boot and then the new hardware wizard appears saying it found the 3120 and is asking for to install a driver. I have had no luck finding any such drivers being available though for the 3120.
If I then insert a disk into the array...Windows freezes withn a few seconds.
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Hello Beecher,
<i>If I remove all the disks from the 3120...Windows will boot and then the new hardware wizard appears saying it found the 3120 and is asking for to install a driver. I have had no luck finding any such drivers being available though for the 3120.</i>
This is the documentation page for the StorEdge 3120
<a href="http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/ docs/Network_Storage_Solutions/Workgroup/3120/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Networ k_Storage_Solutions/Workgroup/3120/index.html</a>
For the Sun StorEdge 3120 SCSI Array for <b>4.1x</b> Firmware and 2.x Software this the chapter on how to install the software for Windows
<a href="http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/ docs/html/817-3764-14/03_installwin.html#pgfId-999668" target="_blank">http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/html/8 17-3764-14/03_installwin.html#pgfId-999668</a>
Michael
maal at 2007-7-5 17:55:14 >
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I loaded all the s/w available, but none of the s/w appears to be a Windows driver. So when Windows boots it still comes up with a new hardware found dialog and is asking where to find the drivers. It appears though the disks are functional, so perhaps having a specific driver is optional. Although it would be good to suppress the new hardware message coming up each time. Or better yet find a driver that will make Windows happy.
Anyway I'm very happy the machine boots now with the disk array attached. Not sure why it wasn't working before, although maybe just maybe the SCSI connection wasn't tight enough.
