[rescue] StorEdge Multipack 711 questions

[Thomas Pelki]

There are actually 4 versions of the Multipack.

6 slot (Non-Ultra SCSI) Multipack
12 slot (Non-ultra SCSI) Multipack
6 slot Ultra SCSI (Silkscreened on the front)  Multipack
6 slot FC Multipack

-Thomas


On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 7:01 PM Lionel Peterson via rescue <
rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:

> I've seen cases that take 6x 1.6" high drives, and I seem to recall ones
> that took more 1" drives, not not positive.
>
> Once upon a time I wanted to take out the SCSI backplane and replace it
> with a port multiplier and SATA drives with an eSATA interconnect, but I
> never got it all together...
>
> As for SCSI there were too many flavors for me to keep straight - narrow,
> wide, fast, ultra-fast, differential, high-voltage, etc.
>
> My experience was (intentionally) limited to narrow (sun4c) and SCA (early
> UltraSPARC) - good luck!
>
> Ken
>
> > On Feb 5, 2023, at 20:19, vom513 via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a few questions on these.
> >
> > - Looks like there are a couple of models ?  Different bay
> configurations as well as different SCSI subsystems ?
> >
> > - Reading Sun’s docs, it makes it seem like each drive burns a SCSI ID.
> However there is a vendor [1] that claims it only uses one ID ?  If this is
> true - this is using LUNs ?
> >
> > - What SBUS card(s) would be suitable / recommended to connect to one of
> these ?  I see lots of X1062A and X1065A on eBay - but these all say
> differential.  My brain cells that used to store all the SCSI nuances and
> rules aren’t what they used to be :)  Would these work ?
> >
> > Any other tidbits, tips, experiences etc. I’d be glad to hear.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > —
> > [1] https://unixhq.com/systems/sun-storedge-711/
> >
> >
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