28 Mar
2005
28 Mar
'05
9:13 a.m.
I might have asked this on here before a while back.....
But does anyone on here have any dssi-->hsd cables. I've got a storage
rack which has the potential to be 12x9gb scsi storage for my
vaxcluster. But I have the wrong cables. The cables I have go between
(I think) 2 hsd devices. I need a couple of cables to connect to a
4000, can anyone help.
Thanks
Dan
28 Mar
28 Mar
10:45 a.m.
I might have asked this on here before a while
back.....
But does anyone on here have any dssi-->hsd cables. I've got a storage
rack which has the potential to be 12x9gb scsi storage for my
vaxcluster. But I have the wrong cables. The cables I have go between
(I think) 2 hsd devices. I need a couple of cables to connect to a
4000, can anyone help.
I might have - can you give me part numbers? I know I rescued a lot of
DSSI stuff in the past but they might not have the right ends.....
cheers
--
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www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UKs biggest home computer collection?
12:50 p.m.
Witchy wrote:
Think you might have something that starts out `BC21M-'? I'm pretty
sure that's what I need to connect an RX400 to a VAX 4200, the second
part is just the length.
I might have
asked this on here before a while back.....
But does anyone on here have any dssi-->hsd cables. I've got a storage
rack which has the potential to be 12x9gb scsi storage for my
vaxcluster. But I have the wrong cables. The cables I have go between
(I think) 2 hsd devices. I need a couple of cables to connect to a
4000, can anyone help.
I might have - can you give me part numbers? I know I rescued a lot of
DSSI stuff in the past but they might not have the right ends.....
cheers
Bob
2:20 p.m.
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:02:45 -0500, John Allain <allain at panix.com> wrote:
If the 4000/200 has the same dssi connector as a 4000/500. Then that
is the right cable. The connectors are the same. I use one for the
same purpose.
Dan
Think you
might have something that starts out `BC21M-'?
Both ends are the same connector there.
John A.
29 Mar
29 Mar
12:03 p.m.
Dan Williams wrote:
If the 4000/200 has the same dssi connector as a 4000/500. Then that
is the right cable. The connectors are the same. I use one for the
same purpose.
I hunted down the part number a few years ago, I'm pretty sure it's
right. The VAX is in the back of the room currently, so it'd be a
pretty big job to check. It's in the same (or very similar) chassis as
the R400x.
Dan
Bob
28 Mar
28 Mar
2:52 p.m.
I might have -
can you give me part numbers? I know I rescued a lot of
DSSI stuff in the past but they might not have the right ends.....
Think you might have something that starts out `BC21M-'? I'm pretty
sure that's what I need to connect an RX400 to a VAX 4200, the second
part is just the length. 
10:49 a.m.
Since you last asked the question I was able to find one of the following
DSSI cables: BC22Q-09.
It connects from the "old style" DSSI to the newer one. I don't believe
that
SCSI (as you have mentioned) can be addressed on a DSSI system
without active electronics. What you may be referring to is that some
DEC made some RF/RZ drives, which could speak both protocols.
I need a couple of cables to connect to a 4000, can
anyone help
You can enter "BC22Q" into the search-engines.
John A.
11:10 a.m.
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:49:02 -0500, John Allain <allain at panix.com> wrote:
Since you last asked the question I was able to find
one of the following
DSSI cables: BC22Q-09.
It connects from the "old style" DSSI to the newer one. I don't believe
that
SCSI (as you have mentioned) can be addressed on a DSSI system
without active electronics
Should of been more clear, they are disk packs which have scsi-->dssi
boards in them.
What you may be referring to is that some
DEC made some RF/RZ drives, which could speak both
protocols.
I was looking at this website.
http://www.seadec.com/iqBCcables_1.html
The cable I have is a bc29s-06, this has 2 identical connectors at
each end, they are called hsd cables on this website. That it what I
need for the storage rack. The other end needs to go into a 4000. The
connector you suggested is label on there as an sf 200 cable. Is this
the same as hsd ?
Thanks
Dan
I need a couple of cables to connect to a 4000,
can anyone help
You can enter "BC22Q" into the search-engines.
John A.
12:08 p.m.
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Dan Williams wrote:
I might have asked this on here before a while
back.....
But does anyone on here have any dssi-->hsd cables. I've got a storage
rack which has the potential to be 12x9gb scsi storage for my
vaxcluster. But I have the wrong cables. The cables I have go between
(I think) 2 hsd devices. I need a couple of cables to connect to a
4000, can anyone help.
If you're referring to BC29R cables I ordered some last month from
www.seadec.com at about $75 each, which was the best price I'd found.
I used them for (hsd05 <-> vax 4000) and (hsd05 <-> uvax 3800).
From the cables reference guide at
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/wizard/cable-guide.html
it looks like the difference between the BC29R and the BC22Q is
that the BC22Q has a straight connector on the micro-ribbon side whereas
the BC29R has a right-angle connector. I have no BC22Q cables so I can't
check.
12:38 p.m.
If you're referring to BC29R cables I ordered some
last month from
www.seadec.com at about $75 each, which was the best price I'd found.
I used them for (hsd05 <-> vax 4000) and (hsd05 <-> uvax 3800).
Yep that's the cable I want. If anyone needs any bc29s cables these
are vax 6000/7000/10000 to a hsd controller. I have 6 surplus.
I'll see if I can find some in the UK now I know what I am looking for.
Thanks
Dan
From the cables reference guide at
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/wizard/cable-guide.html
it looks like the difference between the BC29R and the BC22Q is
that the BC22Q has a straight connector on the micro-ribbon side whereas
the BC29R has a right-angle connector. I have no BC22Q cables so I can't
check.
1 p.m.
I have no BC22Q cables so I can't check.
BC22Q
the newer DSSI connector is straight, and will match an SF200/SF7x.
the older DSSI connector is rt-angle to fit under the cover of an
E.G. uV 3400,3900.
I could use a good catalog or other URL to images of all the connector
types, but it sounds right. I call the newer DSSI connector, informally, a
"mini centronics" and the older a "mini-IDC", if that helps to
illustrate
at all.
John A.
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