[rescue] SSA (Help Please)

[Bill Bradford]

On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 09:06:58PM -0700, Peter Nyhan wrote:
> Second, upon my searching the net, I was able to find this:
> http://sunsolve.sun.com/data/801/801-2206/pdf/ this seems to be the white
> papers on the unit, would someone please verify this for me? As in it, it
> states that the fibre channel array uses 80pin SCSI connectors for the
> backplane. I thought fibre channel used 40 pin FC-AL connectors. Will
> someone point me in the right direction?

The drives themselves are 80-pin SCA; the interface between the array and
the controlling host is FC-AL.  I hope you got the proprietary interface
card (SBus) that goes with the SSA.  You cant use a normal fiber HBA with
it.

Bill

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Bill Bradford
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Austin, TX