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

[Hans Vlems]

On 31 mei, 11:29, Bob Eager <rd... at spamcop.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 31 May 2011 02:00:10 -0700, Hans Vlems wrote:
> > On 30 mei, 10:12, Johnny Billquist <b... at softjar.se> wrote:
> >> On 2011-05-30 00.30, Hans Vlems wrote:
>
> >> > 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
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> >> >> 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?
>
> >> What kind of partitioning? Something that is visible outside of the
> >> controller, then no. VMS does not recognize "partitions". However, if
> >> you have a controller that can present a physical disk as several
> >> virtual disks, partitioning it, then it will work just fine.
>
> >> For VMS, a disk is a disk. No such things as "partitions".
>
> >> That said, I have found that modern disks works fine with old
> >> controllers, as long as you get an adaptor to actually connect them.
> >> But finding a disk with less than 1Gb today is impossible, I'd guess.
>
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> > Johnny,  I know VMS itself doesn't use partitions and has no way of
> > knowing about them. I was looking for a solution like Bob Eager offered,
> > modifying the disk in such a way it presents itself as a 1 GB disk. Hans
>
> I have a DOS program that I wrote to do it...pretty manual and
> interactive. Of course, you need a PC with a SCSI controller and ASPI.
>
> Google 'scsitool', too.
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Would a(n unaltered) microVAX 2000 be able to "format" a SCSI disk
when attached to the
tape port, using SCSI ID 5?
Hans