The HSC SCSI cards are not supported by MPE. The only HSC device supported
is the upper bus converter that is used to drive the PB expansion cage. I
visited the CSY headquarters in Cupertino for an "executive briefing" back
in 1998 or 1999, and asked the people there when MPE would support the HSC
FW/D SCSI cards which were available on the equivalent 9000's at the time.
The answer I got was "never". They were already planning the move to the
PSI bus, and had made the decision not to support the HSC cards on MPE.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lurk [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:47 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: HSC FW SCSI card in the 3000 4-slot I/O Expansion?
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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