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Thanks for that info

turbodude - Can you post your Server #?

Geek - The bios version sounds wrong, can you check it for me?


Added to the wiki btw

Ta

Sam

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BIOS version is correct, that is the version that is listed on both the 1100 units I have. Both are newer units (they have "SnapAppliance" on the front of the case), and I have discovered they won't run any OS lower than the BIOS version number.

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Hmm

Not even like 4.0.830...


Strange

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Didn't try, but I did try a couple different flavors of version 3.x

Ended up buying another working 1100 and copying an image of it, from the factory it was OS 4.0.855 and BIOS 4.0.855

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Oh

Well

You cant just downgrade from V4 to v3

Period

Its a limitation or something built into v4

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I just installed 2x750GB drives and tried to set for one large (striping) disk and it won't format. Should this info be added to the wiki? ie drive configuration.

From the log I have:
10/10/2006 8:07:42 307 I D[80040000] | File System : Formatting /dev/rspan0
10/10/2006 8:07:42 307 W D[80040000] | File System : Preposterous size -1379733760
10/10/2006 8:07:42 307 W D[80040000] | File System : mkfs failed!!! Error = 5
10/10/2006 8:07:42 307 W L01 | File System : Format terminated unsuccessfully

I replace 2x300GB disks that were configured as one large disk. That was working fine.

The configuration is:
Snap Server 2000
SW: 4.0.830 (US)
HW: 2.0.0
Bios: 2.0.282

I am tempted to try 4.0.860 but I fear that it won't work either.

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It's the magic number that keeps showing it's head with the 4000's. That is a number between 1T & 1.2T, which is max the OS can handle.

Since this is a 2x00 this tells me it's a OS restriction, Not hardware.

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It seems like the code is using a signed integer rather than unsigned.
Signed integers can only store values up to 2147483647. I am not sure what the number is being used for, but the value '2915233536' stored in a signed integer becomes negative (-1379733760), and thus bogus to it.
:-(

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Checking the net, the file that may be being used is:
http://mirror.sese.asu.edu/pub/OpenB...n/newfs/mkfs.c
it uses an int (fssize) to store the size of the file system, this means that it is limited to 2147483647 blocks. If I knew the block size, we could calculate the maximum capacity of a snap server.

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Hi

Here is for the list if its helpfull :

Snap 2200 1 :
H/W 2.0.3
S/W 4.0.860
BIOS: 3.4.758

Currently has 1x80 (74GB useabe ) GB and 1x 320 GB (299 GB useable space)

Snap 2200 2 :
H/W 2.0.4
S/W 4.0.860
BIOS: 3.4.758

Currently has 1x80 (74GB useabe ) GB and 1x 320 GB (299 GB useable space)

All HDDs are Seagate.

Currently no funds to get 2 more big ones, but i will post here if i have an update to report.

regards

Tec

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Cheers!!


Sam

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Snap Server 2200
Model 2000 series
Software 4.0.830 (US)
Hardware 2.0.4
Server# 820421
BIOS 3.4.758

original = 2 x 160GB Western Digital Caviar "WD1600"

new = 2 x 400GB Seagate Barracuda ST3400633A-RK (Ultra ATA/100 16MB cache) 7200.9
Usable after formatting 374GB according to Snap OS, 366GB according to Linux.
street price, ~$220 each, my price @ Frys $89! (the invoice says 632A but the drives are 633A)

maybe need to upgrade fan.

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The 632A are 7200.7

633A are 7200.9

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Cool. This bugged me, so I opened it up and took a drive out. My invoice says 632A but the drives are 633A 7200.9

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You got a better, newer model drive then. Which uses less power and runs cooler. Both have a 5yr warranty.

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Snap 4000
Software: Snap OS 4.0.860
Hardware: 2.0.1
Server: 302700
Bios: 2.0.252

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Could say what drives you have gone from to?

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yes... went from the original Quantum Fireball Plus 30 g drives to Megnetic Data Technologies (mdt) 250 g drives. Model MD02500-BJBW MDT are low budget drives but I have used them as system drives in desktop systems with no issues, so I thought I would give them a try here. So far so good.

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Cheers

:)

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Snap Server 2000
Model 2000 series
Software 4.0.860 (US)
Hardware 2.0.0
Server# 58xxx
BIOS 2.0.282

Framework 1.2
VM 14.3

RAM = 256Mb 168pin SDRAM DIMM (Original 64Mb)

Original = 2 x 20Gb (guessing as label states 40Gb from factory)

Current = 1 x Western Digital 80Gb - WD800JB, 1 x Seagate 80Gb - STxxxxxx (Raid 1)

================================================

G'day from Australia,

Just picked this unit up from eBay, AUS. ;)

All seems to work well, I have already upgraded RAM to 256Mb and have plans to upgrade to 2 x 250Gb+ drives in the not to distant future.

Great site, keep up the good work.

Cheers,
Kris. :)

2 boxes, 1-1000V2 and 1-4000?
 

###################################
First box.
Snap Server 1000
Model: 70700204-002
(Factory 40GB, currently 0GB. I'm short a boot image)
Serial: 133178
PCB : 70715027-004 REV A
RAM :?
Received as an empty box with no drive.

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Second box.
Snap Server 4000?
Model: 70700042-001
(Factory capacity unknown, currently 10GB. 1 test drive.)
Serial: 300530
PCB : 70715039-001 REV A
RAM : 64MB (How big can I go?)
Received as an empty box with no drives, listed as
"FRIED", drives sent out to Drive-Savers(?) for
recovery.

Greased the CPU fan bearings so the fan was running
and it seems to work fine. :)

Debug info from the 4000 follows
###################################

01/13/2007 3:09:51 Command: info version

Product: 2 - "Laser/Spinnaker: 4 drive IDE" - Platform Bytes "2.0.1"
Server-3.4.803, Build Date: Jan 15 2003 18:04:19
This is the NON-Debug executable, and was built by KEVIN
You are logged in as user ROOT (local)

------------
Command executed without error.

###################################
01/13/2007 3:47:03 Command: bios Version


Failsafe Bios not found

Bios stamp 2.0.252 Thu Apr 01 16:30:19 1999

Plat Bytes 2.0.1

Model Byte 2


------------
Command executed without error.

###################################

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Aloah

Qucik update.

On a Snap 2200 i was able to install

2x Samsung SP2514N (250 GB) drives without trouble.

Manufracturer link: http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...es_SP2514N.asp


Server Info:

Hardware: 2.0.3
Software: 4.0.860


Installed them to Raid 1 (mirror) and no trouble so far.

regards

Klaus

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rarmy

SNAP4500
GuardianOS Version: 4.4.049 SP2
Model: 15000
Hardware: 05.03.00
Server Number: 432306
BIOS Version: 3B02
JVM Version: 1.4.2_13-b06

HD 4x373GB Raid5


SNAP1100
SnapOS Version: 3.4.805 (US)
Model: 1000 Series
Hardware: 2.0.2
Server #:187680
BIOS Version:3.4.758

Original HD - 80GB
Current HD - 500GB