Does the MCS7825i4-K9-UCB1 DVD drive support Dual Layer disks?

[markah]

Hi,

Cisco have provided us with download access to the following CUC upgrade ISO:

UCSInstall_UCOS_8.6.2.21016-1.sgn.iso

The above image won't fit on a standard DVD so I'm having to burn it to a Dual Layer disk.

Does anyone know whether the standard DVD drive fitted on an MCS7825i4-K9-UCB1 server will support dual layer DVD's. I've had a search but can't find the answer and unfortunately I'm not in a position to try the disk in the server until the weekend.

I only want to upgrade via SFTP as a last resort.

Regards,

Mark

[boris.kudr]

Hi Mark,

Cisco refers in documentation to your server that they use IBM DVD Drive Part Number 4144.

IBM lists it as "CD-RW/DVD Combo V Ultrabay Enhanced".

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/Withdrawn/x3455_7940/x3455_7940hdd.html

Unfortunately I could not find if it's dual-layer capable or not.

By the way, you don't have to use SFTP for upgrade - I prefer FTP since it less CPU intensive for both server and client.

Makes real difference in download time sometimes.

Cheers,

Boris

[markah]

Thanks for your time and effort Boris,

I'll find out on Sunday if the DVD is capable fo reading the dual layer disk.

Only avoiding FTP/SFTP as it can be a pain getting a server on to the network when there is more than 1 customer involved in the chain.

Regards,

Mark

[markah]

Hi,

We successfully performed the upgrade on Sunday and can confirm that the DVD drive read the dual-layer disk without any problem.

Regards,

Mark