Does Hitachi do Advanced RMAs?

[jonnyjl]

So I'm barely holding on to the last 1TB I have left on my OpenSolaris server, need to do a 8 drive expansion.

I want to run Hitachi's 2TB 7200 RPM DeskStars but I'm unclear if Hitachi allows advance RMAs?

Anyone have first-hand experience?

I currently run RE4-GPs, but seems like overkill to run those for ZFS, probably just run Western Digital 2TB green drives if Hitachi doesn't offer it.

 

[Cyberbeing]

Yes they do, but you have to call, tell them you would like to convert your RMA to an Advance Replacement RMA, and give a reason why you need it (for example, if you had the drive in a RAID array). If they accept your reason, Hitachi will convert your RMA into an Advance Replacement RMA.

 

[jonnyjl]

Yes they do, but you have to call, tell them you would like to convert your RMA to an Advance Replacement RMA, and give a reason why you need it (for example, if you had the drive in a RAID array). If they accept your reason, Hitachi will convert your RMA into an Advance Replacement RMA.

Thanks for the info.

I just took the plunge. Ordered 9x7k2000.