Windows Server to Xserve Raid

I'd like to use the other side of our raid where drives 1-7 are for Xserver and drives 8-14 are for Win2003 server (6 part of RAID5 with spare). I've a FC card for the IBM x-series, though it has only one port compared to the Xserve's two.
Does the Xserve need both ports used? I'd like to use the FC cable with the FC card on the Win23k server.
Do I just use the RAID Admin to setup the drives then mount the array on the PC (assuming I have still to format and assign letter)?
Has anyone replaced their 250s with 500s in the modules? My Raid firmware is at 1.5/1.50f. I read in a thread and ask if its true that the modules have firmware matched to the drive size? Seems odd. (I would imagine using 750s would mean more heat and issues...)
Thanks for any help!

The two sides of the Xserve RAID are independent. You can plug one fibre cable into the Xserve, and the other into the Win2K3 server, and that's that.
As for "Does the Xserve need both ports used?" that depends on what you mean -- for data you have to have a connection to see the disks. For management, no, you don't need to use both ethernet ports, as they are redundant.
If you replace the drives in the modules, you may lose some functionality, performance, and reliability. This has been discussed here in the forum; feel free to search. As to matching firmware to drive size... not really, you just need a firmware version new enough to recognize 500 GB drives. The 1.5 firmware will recognize Apple's 500 GB modules; don't know about 3rd party drives.

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