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Re: HSC FW SCSI card in the 3000 4-slot I/O Expansion?
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Bill Green <[log in to unmask]>
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Bill Green <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:32:23 -0600
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 Lurk,

Your vendor is correct.  HSC expander is not supported on HP3000 9x9
systems.  You must use the HSC to HPPB Converter card and the HP-HSC I/O
Expansion Module.

Bill Green
Abtech Support


"Lurk" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
news:H5b5a.26$Ni7.838@paloalto-snr1.gtei.net...
> Hello,
> We needed to install a DLT8000 on our off site disaster recovery SERIES
> 969-120 (MPE/iX V. 7.0, PP2), but we didn't have a free slot to stick a FW
> SCSI card.  So the vendor sold us a HP-HSC 4-slot I/O expansion (A2990A),
an
> HP-PB bus converter for K-class (A3699A), and a HP-PB I/O expansion cage
> (A1828A) in which we could install a  28696A  HP-PB FWD SCSI-2 host
adapter
> to hang the DLT on.
>
> The HP guy who showed up on site to check out the hardware prior to the
> installation told us that the place in the cabinet in which we were
planning
> to put the expansion cage wasn't big enough for it to fit into, but that
we
> didn't need it anyhow.  He said that we could put 4 HSC FW SCSI cards
> (A2969A) directly into the 4-slot I/O expansion unit.
>
> I called up the vendor and he said for sure 3000's don't do HSC in that
> 4-slot I/O expansion, we need to go with the expansion cage and HP-PB bus
> converter.  The HP guy called up his support guys and they affirmed that
the
> A2969A would go into the A2990A, no problem.
>
> I looked into iodfault.pub.sys, and A2969A was not in there.  That would
> confirm that the vendor knows what he's talking about?  But HP should know
> what they're talking about?
>
> I want someone to tell me that I don't need to purchase and wheel in
another
> cabinet into an already crowded room, that I can just get a card to stick
> into the I/O expansion (and send back the extra expansion cage and bus
> converter), and for it to be the real, real, truth.  Anyone out there
game?
>
> Thanks,
> Greg,
> who can take the bad news, too. If its really, really the truth.
>
>
>
>

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