topic Re: DS4243 with third party disk in ONTAP Hardware https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/DS4243-with-third-party-disk/m-p/2129#M185 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hello, Lin</P><P></P><P>I not sure but this conf, with DELL Drive is not supported ...</P><P>And the FW of Drive isn't the same between DELL and NetApp,</P><P>Also if you right to panic your FAS, you can try "just for fun" ...</P><P></P><P>But never in production !</P><P></P><P>NetApp dont support ypu and DELL to if an drive broked...</P><P></P><P>Regards</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:04:57 GMT cedric_renauld 2009-09-18T08:04:57Z DS4243 with third party disk https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/DS4243-with-third-party-disk/m-p/2124#M184 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Netapp had pressed new DS4243 disk shelf. It support 24bay SAS/SATA drives. I have some Dell SAS 300G disks. Can I use these disks in DS4243?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:23:56 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/DS4243-with-third-party-disk/m-p/2124#M184 linqqq2001 2025-06-05T07:23:56Z Re: DS4243 with third party disk https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/DS4243-with-third-party-disk/m-p/2129#M185 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hello, Lin</P><P></P><P>I not sure but this conf, with DELL Drive is not supported ...</P><P>And the FW of Drive isn't the same between DELL and NetApp,</P><P>Also if you right to panic your FAS, you can try "just for fun" ...</P><P></P><P>But never in production !</P><P></P><P>NetApp dont support ypu and DELL to if an drive broked...</P><P></P><P>Regards</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:04:57 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/DS4243-with-third-party-disk/m-p/2129#M185 cedric_renauld 2009-09-18T08:04:57Z Re: DS4243 with third party disk https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/DS4243-with-third-party-disk/m-p/2138#M186 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Pretty much the same as using any third-party disk in NetApp shelves -- definitely not supported and may not work (as NetApp actually has custom firmware in the drives). You'd need NetApp drive carriers as well just for it to physically fit.</P><P></P><P>So....afraid not....</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:07:21 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/DS4243-with-third-party-disk/m-p/2138#M186 amiller_1 2009-09-18T15:07:21Z