Sun Original Drive Options versus Third Party Compatible Kits

March 21, 2008

When faced with the task of upgrading the amount of storage on your Sun server, two alternatives must be considered: Original Sun Hard Drives and Third Party Compatible Kits. DiscounTechnology carries both Sun Original Drives and Third Party Compatible Sun Hard Disk Kits. Third Party kits can be used in all Sun applications except the operating system boot drive where Sun requires a Sun original drive to be used.

Sun Original Drives

An Sun Original Drive, like the Original Sun XRA-SC1NB-146G15K SCSI Hard Drive, will be delivered in its individual box with the be the drive already mounted in its tray/caddy. An Sun Original Drive gives you 100% assured compatibility with the server it is designed for. The server's controller card will automatically recognize the drive as being of Sun manufacture and no controller settings need be altered. The downside of using Sun Original Drives is that they are considerably more expensive than Third Party Compatible Kits and may also be harder to obtain at times.

Third Party Compatible Kits

A Third Party Compatible Kit, like the Generic Sun XRA-SC1NB-146G15K SCSI Hard Drive Kit is delivered with the drive and tray/caddy packaged separately (screws included). A Third Party Compatible Kit is guaranteed to be compatible with the server it is designed for. The advantage of using Third Party Compatible Kits is that they are considerably less expensive and more readily available than Sun Original Drives.

Points to Consider with Sun Original Drives

  • 100% guaranteed compatibility
  • Considerably more expensive than Third Party Compatible Kits
  • More Difficult to Obtain than Third Party Compatible Kits

Points to Consider with Third Party Compatible Kits

  • Compatible with Sun Servers
  • Less Expensive than Sun Original Drives
  • More Readily Available than Sun Original Drives
  • No performance difference compared to Sun Original Drives

Other Sun Hard Drives

The following are other Sun Hard Drives that DiscounTechnology stocks:

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