Re: MFC request: QLogic 24xx FibreChannel controller

From: Wilko Bulte <wb_at_freebie.xs4all.nl>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:26:34 +0100
On Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 12:18:13AM +0100, Ivan Voras wrote..
> Matthew Jacob wrote:
> > Well, based upon the serial number they aren't the same disk then.
> 
> I have no problems with accepting that, but can you offer some
> explanations for the behaviour:
> 
> >> But they are the same device - if I write something on one of them, I
> >> can read it from the other.

It could be that the RAID box offers you different serial numbers via
different ports on the array.  

I know older DEC arrays presented the same serial# for different presented
LUNs.  Not the effect as what you are seeing, but it can serve as an 
illustration of what might happen with external RAID boxes.

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Wilko Bulte				wilko_at_FreeBSD.org
Received on Fri Mar 09 2007 - 22:43:26 UTC

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