[rescue] help with sym22801 in blade 100

[Patrick Finnegan]

On Sunday 09 July 2006 00:18, Michael Parson wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 10:03:26PM -0600, Arthur Wouk wrote:
> > 2) easier conceptually is to take the signal through the external
> > connector of the sym22801 board. however, usual 68pin cables don't
> > fit into that space. apparently i need a VHDCI connector at the SCSI
> > card end, and a standard 68pin connector at the external enclosure,
> > according to the card's specs. when i look at cables, i find some
> > things called HD68 connectors. are these the VHDCI 68pin connectors?
> > what is LVD, with appears to float through the literature?
>
> HD68 is the external connector for 68 pin SCSI.  That should be what you
> want/need.

Actually that's not correct.  "HD68" is the "large" connector used for Wide 
SCSI.  The SYM22801 has a pair of VHDCI connectors on the bracket for 
external devices (VHDCI is the "small" wide-scsi connector).

If you use an internal cable, you'll need something with HD68 connectors 
(which is what basically all internal SCSI cables have), and if you use an 
external cable, you'll need a cable with a VHDCI connector on it.
> > please help a clueless one.
>
> SCSI is confusing, until you start to understand it, then it isn't, till
> you find something you've not seen before, then it is again.
>
> I recommend goat sacrifices.

I recommend wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCSI

Pat
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