Re: Quorum disk creation on serveraid-6m

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From: Rodney R. Fournier [MVP] (rod_at_die.spam.die.nw-america.com)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:59:01 -0600

A Logical Unit Number (LUN) is very different from a Partition. You create
the LUN at the hardware layer, the Partition is in the OS. Carve up physical
disks by making Logicals (LUNs if you will), then Clustering (and the OS)
will see them as drive letters.

Cheers,

Rod

MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
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"gobris" <oguzhan.kayhan@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1107412284.358840.267670@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Hello..
> If i create the logical partition in serveraid manager program on disk
> array it doesnt let me to share that disks on cluster.
>
> When i create the logical disks (more than 1 logical disk of course) in
> windows 2000 cluster setup program doesnt find that drives for quorum
> disk.
>
> That is the problem. I am not sure if it is the limitation of EXP400 or
> serveraid-6m cards.
> or i am making a silly mistake or not..
>

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