11 May
2003
11 May
'03
5:46 a.m.
1 x HSD10-AA DSSI-SCSI controller (what does this do,
exactly?)
As mentioned, it lets you use SCSI devices on a MicroVAX with DSSI. Yes, it is. Two of them, in fact. The module is in
the top, inserted
from the front, same as everything else. Ah, I guess you're thinking
in terms of a horizontal rack-mounted unit (the other one that the
VAXes had was mounted like that); this unit has the extra pieces for
floor mounting and (AFAIK) doesn't have the brackets for rack mounting.
Does it make sense to have both the 70-32155-01 SCSI interface and the
HSD10-AA DSSI/SCSI unit in the same shelf?
I'm wonderind if the HSD10 needs to be cabled to it, or if it is not used. There is a
third possibility, the shelf might be split into two segments, one acting as a DSSI device
and one acting as Narrow SCSI
1 x RZ29B 4.3GB fast wide disk
RZ29B-VW? These are
actually the fans on the back of the shelf. The
good news is they're the good dual-speed ones that support
the 7200RPM drives.
Ok, so I shouldn't just dump it, then ;-) To be honest, though, I don't think I want to keep
it. I have two
MicroVAXes, a uVAX-II in a BA23, and a uVAX 3100 (DV-31AT1-A, on the
label on the back). Both have internal drives. I'm not likely to use
either for anything serious, and I need the space the StorageWorks unit
is occupying.
If you got the cabling sorted out, it would be an excellent 2nd disk and backup device for
the 3100 (minus the DSSI converter). Actually if you pulled the DSSI converter it should
work on one of your other systems such as your SGI Workstation.
Zane
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