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MDL DSD Driver

The DSD driver for HP 9000 Series 700 Workstations running HP-UX 9.0x or 10.x enables those systems to access the entire capacity of disk drives and RAID systems exceeding 4 gigabytes in size.

Without the DSD driver, HP-UX prior to 10.10 is limited to the first 4 gigabytes of disk space. Even the sdsadmin and lvm utilities are unable to access beyond the 4 GB boundary.

Highlights include:

  • Supports 9GB Disk Drives
  • Supports RAID Systems
  • Up to 4 Gigabyte Partitions
  • Up to 16 Partitions Per SCSI Logical Unit
  • Up to 8 SCSI Logical Units per Device
  • Archival Storage Systems
  • Backup Software Solutions
  • CD-ROM Jukebox Alternative
  • 1 Kilobyte to 9 Terabyte Block Addressability
  • User Partitioning Utility
  • High Performance Disk I/O
  • Customized Versions Available


FTP a demonstration copy of the DSD driver

A version of the DSD driver is also available for HP-UX 10.01.

Order your complete copy of the DSD driver


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