IBM DASD alternatives?

Okay, lemme clarify. The system is a 9221, air cooled rack mount system (built in 1992). So yes it's a ES9000 as opposed to an s390. Sorry I'm still getting used to the distinctions. I was working in Windows and UNIX when this system was out. I only started playing with big iron relatively recently. This one's pretty low end, 64 MB main, parallel channel adapter and as I mentioned, the older 9332-400 DASD. The features I have right now or communication and DASD/tape. I finished sorting through the cables, and irritatingly I need to find some bus&tag DB78 stock before I can hook up the 9332s. Anyone trying to dump bus & tag DB78 cabling? And, coming back to what you wrote, Sridhar, I wasn't sure what you meant by defining minidisk through the front end? Thanks, Colin Eby -- ceby2 at csc.com CSC - EMEA Northern Region - C&SI -Technology Architect ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------