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tony · 04-07-2006, 11:01 AM

I have just had a request on how I upgraded my snap server, so thought i might post it to help others out.

How I upgraded a Snap 1100 to a 250Gb drive.
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Step 1 - Take the original hard drive out of the snap server and put it into a linux computer as a slave drive so that it doesn't boot.
Step 2 - The first part of the drive holds the Snap OS (First 26mb), so we will need to copy this, using this command: "*dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/snap.bin count=50000*" (Replace hda1 with the snap drive the name it is detected under linux)
Step 3 - You now have the data that you will need to install any new drive into the Snap server. Thie info is stored in the snap.bin.
Step 4 - Put the new hard drive into the linux computer, make sure that it is compleatly unformatted, without any partitions Now you will need to copy the information back onto this new drive with this command: "*dd if=snap.bin of=/dev/hda1*" (Replace hda1 with the snap drive the name it is detected under linux)
Step 5 - You should now be ready to put the new hard drive back in the Snap server. Once this is done the server should boot normally.
Step 6 - Login to the web control panel on the Snap server once it has booted and navigate to this address: "*http://192.168.0.5/config/debug*" You should see a text box.(The bit in red is the IP of your Snap server)
Step 7 - You will need to run this command to initialise the hard drive: "*config devices format 10000 /reinit*" from the text box in the debug page. This will begin to format your new drive. May take about 10 mins to complete.
Step 8 - The drive should have now completed and you should be able to use the upgraded snap server.
Step 9 - If like me the Snap server is running an old version of the OS, it may only pick the hard drive up as having less space on it than it really has. For example, I upgraded to a 250Gb drive and it only saw it as a 128Gb drive. I had to update the OS and re run step 6 to get it to pick up the full hard drive size. (The OS upgrade is not available for download from Adaptec.)
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04-07-2006, 11:01 AM	#8
tony Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 6	Re: Snap 1100 Hard Drive Limit? I have just had a request on how I upgraded my snap server, so thought i might post it to help others out. How I upgraded a Snap 1100 to a 250Gb drive. ---- Step 1 - Take the original hard drive out of the snap server and put it into a linux computer as a slave drive so that it doesn't boot. Step 2 - The first part of the drive holds the Snap OS (First 26mb), so we will need to copy this, using this command: "dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/snap.bin count=50000" (Replace hda1 with the snap drive the name it is detected under linux) Step 3 - You now have the data that you will need to install any new drive into the Snap server. Thie info is stored in the snap.bin. Step 4 - Put the new hard drive into the linux computer, make sure that it is compleatly unformatted, without any partitions Now you will need to copy the information back onto this new drive with this command: "dd if=snap.bin of=/dev/hda1" (Replace hda1 with the snap drive the name it is detected under linux) Step 5 - You should now be ready to put the new hard drive back in the Snap server. Once this is done the server should boot normally. Step 6 - Login to the web control panel on the Snap server once it has booted and navigate to this address: "http://192.168.0.5/config/debug" You should see a text box.(The bit in red is the IP of your Snap server) Step 7 - You will need to run this command to initialise the hard drive: "config devices format 10000 /reinit" from the text box in the debug page. This will begin to format your new drive. May take about 10 mins to complete. Step 8 - The drive should have now completed and you should be able to use the upgraded snap server. Step 9 - If like me the Snap server is running an old version of the OS, it may only pick the hard drive up as having less space on it than it really has. For example, I upgraded to a 250Gb drive and it only saw it as a 128Gb drive. I had to update the OS and re run step 6 to get it to pick up the full hard drive size. (The OS upgrade is not available for download from Adaptec.) --- Last edited by blue68f100; 05-10-2006 at 08:00 AM.