> On 4 Feb 2018, at 21:42, Douglas Taylor via cctech
> wrote:
>
> The alphaserver 1000a I have has a storageworks array.
>
> The disk carriers are green in color, I see storageworks disks for sale on
> ebay that are blue. What is the difference? Are they
Sorry, hit send half-done.
The cans are easy to open, and a bit of care will prevent damage to
the electronics.
The internal connectors are all Mylar ribbon cables and the IDC and
Molex connectors are VERY tight. This means that you'll need to use a
putty knife or screwdriver to pry
The Storageworks cabinets I worked with were all either LVD or SE
SCSI, no HVD. All of the RZ26 and some of RZ28 and RZ29 disks that I've
seen were 50-pin, the rest 80-pin. I don't recall any 68-pin
Storageworks drives.
Then again, my knowledge of that whole ecosystem is VERY anectdotal
, 2018 8:17 PM
To: Benjamin Huntsman; General Discussion: On-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: DEC Storageworks
Ben;
Jbod. Didn't know what it meant until today. The computer has 4 SCSI
controllers, the Storageworks is operated in a split configuration. 4
drives are on a RAID controller, the o
Ben;
Jbod. Didn't know what it meant until today. The computer has 4 SCSI
controllers, the Storageworks is operated in a split configuration. 4
drives are on a RAID controller, the other 3 are on a normal SCSI
controller.
What I was getting at with replacing the disks in the carrier was
The alphaserver 1000a I have has a storageworks array.
The disk carriers are green in color, I see storageworks disks for sale
on ebay that are blue. What is the difference? Are they interchangeable?
As far as I know, the green ones are 8 bit SCSI and the blue ones are 16 bit
SCSI.
If I
On Sun, 4 Feb 2018, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote:
The alphaserver 1000a I have has a storageworks array.
The disk carriers are green in color, I see storageworks disks for sale on
ebay that are blue. What is the difference? Are they interchangeable?
Is it possible (or even wise) to open
On 02/04/2018 02:42 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote:
The alphaserver 1000a I have has a storageworks array.
The disk carriers are green in color, I see storageworks disks for sale
on ebay that are blue. What is the difference? Are they interchangeable?
Is it possible (or even wise) to
I want to say the difference is in HVD vs LVD SCSI ... unless you’ve swapped
out the guts yourself, I’d not mix and match...
Then again it’s been forever since I monkeyed with those things and I could be
mistaken...
As for opening them, I’ve cracked them open before. It’s possible, but they