[Info-vax] smartarray 5300 question

[Hans Vlems]

On 20 feb, 14:05, MG <marcog... at SPAMxs4all.nl> wrote:
> On 20-feb-2013 10:16, Hans Vlems wrote:
>
> > The controller is attached to just one disk on port 1: a 2.4 GB SE
> > Seagate drive with SCSI id set to 0.
> > However MSA> sho disk shows no disks at all.
> > The platform is unsupported, I'm aware of that. But am I missing
> > something here, like a command that instructs the controller to scan
> > for attached devices?
>
> Do you intend to use it as your main storage controller, or for
> external storage?  (In the case of the former, I then assume you
> have also configured SRM to enable the boot ROM?  Because, from
> there you can create SRM "DYA" logical volumes and in VMS seen
> as "DKC", in your case).
>
> For just one disk, these type of controllers may prove more of
> a hassle than they may benefit you, I fear.
>
>   - MG

I have a disk cabinet with ten 36 GB disks. If I can make this work
then the SA5300
will end up connected to it. Now I'm just trying whether this "might"
work.
I'm a hobbyist so unsupported is less important than it works,
provided it does of course.
I haven't done anything yet on the SRM prompt.
SRM recognizes a pya0 device and identifies it as an HP smartarray
5300.
VMS sees it as a PKC0 and MSA connect to it and get a few responses.
What manual do I read to figure out the srm incantations?
Hans