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- Subject: Sharing SCSI devices between machines
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.143619.16834@grace.dsir.govt.nz>
- From: srghdxp@grace.dsir.govt.nz
- Date: 29 Jul 92 14:36:19 +1200
- Organization: DSIR, Gracefield, New Zealand
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- I have been able to successfully share some SCSI devices
- between a RS6000 320H and two MicroVAXII's by putting all
- the devices and controllers on the same SCSI bus. Although
- this is now working I have some loose ends that I would like
- to clear up. The devices on the SCSI bus are;
-
- 400 MB system disk internal to 320H (ID 0)
- RISC/6000 320H Controller (ID 5)
- Cipher 1/2 inch 6250 tape unit (ID 3)
- EXABYTE 8500 (ID 4)
- MicroVAXII (CQD-220) (ID 6)
- MicroVAXII (CQD-220) (ID 7)
- Fujitsu 1GB disk (ID 1)
- Fujitsu 1GB disk (ID 2)
-
- The purpose for doing this is to allow the use of the tape
- drives from all three computers. I am not attempting to
- share access to the disks and so far the BUS seems ok with
- this load.
-
- The system will only work if I use the IBM external SCSI
- terminator which I understand is not ANSI standard. Reading
- the info section on SCSI interface under the hardware
- technical reference manual, there is a section on the
- "Highly Available Configuration" which seems relevant. It is
- intended to share SCSI units between RS6000's and states the
- following limitations among others;
-
- o No internal disks
- o Use Highly Available Software
-
- I would like to know the following;
-
- 1. Is the internal SCSI terminator on a 320H an ANSI
- standard terminator ?
- 2. Are the pass through terminators used in the "Highly
- available configuration" ANSI standard?
- 3. Why the limitation on no internal disks and is it only
- relevant if the 320H is switched off?
- 4. What does the "Highly available configuration software"
- do and is it necessary?
- 5. Would SCSI Forced Perfect Terminators (FPT) be better in
- my application and do IBM sell them (part No)?
- 6. What exactly does jumper J1 on the 320H SCSI board do and
- should I remove it.
-
- Thanks in advance
- David Pairman
-