[Info-vax] iSCSI, AOE, or other network block device client for VMS?

[H Vlems]

On 12 okt, 19:43, Rich Jordan <jor... at ccs4vms.com> wrote:
> On Oct 11, 5:11 pm, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber... at comcast.net>
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> > H Vlems wrote:
> > > On Oct 9, 10:59 pm, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber... at comcast.net>
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> > >> Sprag wrote:
> > >>> I'm a Hobbyist and I finally found some memory for my PWS500 (768M)
> > >>> and I'm short on storage.
> > >>> Are there any network block device clients for VMS 8.3 that can be
> > >>> served from Linux?  I've only got a 2G 68-pin scsi device internally
> > >>> so I'm pretty pressed for space.
> > >>> I've looked at:
> > >>> iSCSI - no VMS side
> > >>> ATA over Ethernet - no VMS side
> > >>> Network Block Device (Linux) - no VMS side
> > >>> Eduardo's Poorman's Disk - VAX/VMS only
> > >>> DECdfs - no Linux side (if it worked over IP i might be able to cobble
> > >>> together the linux side)
> > >>> Does any one have any solutions?
> > >>> Being poor means no new hardware :(  If only that box with the ram had
> > >>> disk drives in it...
> > >> If you can't buy new, buy used.  Praying to your keyboard will get you
> > >> nowhere!  Since you have a SCSI controller, you should be able to add at
> > >> least five additional devices.  Keep an eye on the market at e-Bay.
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> > >> Anything much smaller than 18GB is probably old enough that it should be
> > >> in a museum!- Hide quoted text -
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> > > Hey, that means that nearly all my SCSI disks belong in a museum. Only
> > > one is bigger and another one is 18 GB. All the others, nearly 100,
> > > are 9 GB or smaller. Most VMS stuff works well on smaller drives.
> > > Hans
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> > I have a few of those antiques in service: RZ28, RZ29.  There might even
> > be an RZ26 somewhere. If the budget would stand it I'd upgrade to
> > something a little more modern; say a 36GB drive or two.  I'm retired
> > and my income isn't what it used to be.
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> > I don't really NEED a VMS system but every once in a while a VMS system
> > is the right tool for something I want to do.  I also keep a Solaris
> > system, a Linux box and, of course, a W/XP desk top system.  They all
> > have their uses.
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> Still have the original working RZ24 that came with my VS3100 online;
> its a pagefile disk now ;).  Passed 20 years of (almost) continuous
> service in August.
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> Still have a working ST277N (60MB) at home too, but that is no longer
> connected to a VMS box so it doesn't count here.- Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven -
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The smallest disks in use are RZ24L and RZ25 drives. The RZ23 and
RZ23L now sit on a shelf.
I had an RZ22 in a VS 3100 but fortunately that drive died, it was a
very LOAD drive. The motor mostly.
The VAX systems run RZ25, RZ26, RZ28 and couple of RZ29 drives. All 50
pin SCSI though 68 pin to 50 and sca to 50 pin converters are needed
because it's not that easy to find 50 pin SCSI disks.

Hans