Re: limits on raid

[Wakko Warner]

david@xxxxxxx wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Brendan Conoboy wrote:
> 
> >david@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >> yes, sorry, ultra 320 wide.
> >
> >Exactly how many channels and drives?
> 
> one channel, 2 OS drives plus the 45 drives in the array.

Given that the drives only have 4 ID bits, how can you have 47 drives on 1
cable?  You'd need a minimum of 3 channels for 47 drives.  Do you have some
sort of external box that holds X number of drives and only uses a single
ID?

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