[Info-vax] Smart Array P600 SAS/SATA controller and OpenVMS I64/V8.3-1H1

[dittman at dittman.net]

Heuser <vaxinf at chemie.uni-konstanz.de> wrote:
> Hi,

> It might be only of interest to Hobbyists, but I figured out how to
> install a Smart Array P600 controller under OpenVMS I64 V8.3-1H1.

> You'll get cheap 1 TB SATA-drives that are certificated for 24/7 usage
> but there is no supported SAS/SATA controller with an PCI-X-interface
> (zx2000,rx2600,rx4640).

> If you need big user-drives (boot is not possible, sorry), then here
> is the solution:

> Add the following lines to file sys$system:SYS$USER_CONFIG.DAT

> device          = "Smart Array P600"
>   name          = PK
>   driver        = sys$pkrdriver.exe
>   adapter       = PCI
>   id            = 0x3220103C
>   boot_class    = DK
>   boot_flags    = HW_CTRL_LTR, UNIT_0
>   flags         = CISS, PORT, BOOT
> end_device

> Then you'll see the drive after the system is up.

> I have tested it now several days and everything seems to be OK.
> No crash during volume shadowing and other I/O intensive tasks. The
> error counts stays
> at zero.

I tried this about three years ago:

http://tinyurl.com/239o9tu

I'm still using the LSISAS1068-based controller (specifically the SAS3080X-HP) I
switched to as I can boot from it (both OpenVMS and HP/UX).  Right now I've got
V8.4 booted from a RAID 1 set.  The card can be managed from SAS$UTIL.
-- 
Eric Dittman