[Info-vax] Connecting uVAX3100-95 or -96 to MSA30 via SCSI

[Hans Vlems]

On 26 mei, 14:56, CY <christ... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone seen this be done, did a preliminary test with an old 3100-40
> but it didnt find any from
>
> >>>sho dev
>
> Any hope on upgrading the KA420-ROM-PATCH, It seems to fix some boot
> problems on 3100-10 with +1G disks.
> Found a cable SCSI1-SCSI3 (or VHDCI) but what that was intended for in
> the first place - no one knows (remembers).
>
> Golden egg only show BA Storage work cabinets.
>
> Going to try a MSA30 if I find one.
>
> Would like some new replacement for RZ26-VA thats been running a lot
> of years now but dont want to buy refurbished disks with 60 day
> warranty.

Narrow SCSI disks (50 pin connector) are not easy to find, not even on
eBay.
Wouldn't it be possible to partition a drive with a >> 1 GB capacity
with just one
1 GB partition? Does VMS recognise the partition, and will it boot off
that partition?

Hans