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Conference ssdevo::hsz40_product

Title:HSZ40 Product Conference
Moderator:SSDEVO::EDMONDS
Created:Mon Apr 11 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:902
Total number of notes:3319

780.0. "HSZ40 DUAL-REDUNDANT CONFIG WITH KZPSA,VMS, SW300" by BEJVC::HELENZHOU () Tue Feb 25 1997 23:05

Dear Sir,

I need your help urgently in presales support:

HSZ40 dual-redundant configuration, within SW300, connected with KZPSA, 
OpenVMS Alpha V7.1 forms OpenVMS SCSI CLUSTER:

.  It's said that "you must connect the dual-redundant HSZ40 to the SAME HOST
   SCSI BUS" ====> Does it mean can only connect to ONE KZPSA on the host?

.  If the customer want TWO KZPSA on same host for redundant, with UP TO TWO
   HSZ40 in SW300===> then the two HSZ40 can NOT be configured in Dual-Redundant
   mode. Is that correct? in this case, WHETHER A BN21L cable is needed 
   connect the two HSZ40 together? or just plug into the slots in SW300?

I'm looking forward to your reply! Thanks ahead!

Reg.
Helen 
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780.1KERNEL::LOANEComfortably numb!!Wed Feb 26 1997 02:1714
>.  It's said that "you must connect the dual-redundant HSZ40 to the SAME HOST
>   SCSI BUS" ====> Does it mean can only connect to ONE KZPSA on the host?

    Yes;  only  one  adapter per host to an HSZ Controller shelf. Having 
    one KZPSA per controller to a  dual-redundant  controller  shelf  is 
    not yet supported (by the O/S).

>.  If the customer want TWO KZPSA on same host for redundant, with UP TO TWO
>   HSZ40 in SW300===> then the two HSZ40 can NOT be configured in Dual-Redundant
>   mode. Is that correct? in this case, WHETHER A BN21L cable is needed 
>   connect the two HSZ40 together? or just plug into the slots in SW300?

    I  think  the  rule is that 2 controllers residing in the same shelf 
    MUST be in dual redundant mode.