| Title: | Ask the Storage Architecture Group |
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| Moderator: | SSAG::TERZA N |
| Created: | Wed Oct 15 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 6756 |
| Total number of notes: | 25276 |
Hi,
I am getting a bit confuse on the support of 9GB hard disk.
Notes: 6446.12 mentioned that BA356-KC pedestal does not support 9GB
hard disk, DS-RZ40-VA. In Notes 6446.18, it ,mentioned that all
storageWorks shelf are FCC Class A except BA356-KC which is FCC Class
B. I have check the SOC, almost all the BA356-XX are FCC Class B
certified.
Can anyone able to tell me if DS-RZ40-VA supported on BA356-KC FCC
Class B certified ? How about the rest BA356-XX supported ?
How about DS-RZ1DB-VW (9GB Ultra SCSI Wide disk) ?
Why does the 9GB disk supported on the SW300/SW500/SW800 since the
cabinet uses the same shelf BA356-XX but not on pedestal ?
Please advise.
Thanks
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 6723.1 | My tuppence worth | KERNEL::LOANE | Comfortably numb!! | Wed May 28 1997 00:31 | 3 |
I believe that the issue is about FCC compliance of the pedestal
option; if a BA356 is inside an SW500/800, it meets the reauired
specs, whereas (currently) the pedestal does not.
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| 6723.2 | HOUNDD::BASSETT | Bill | Wed May 28 1997 15:50 | 27 | |
Chris states it correctly.... (even though he doesn't know all the
details!) :-)
A DS-RZ40-VA does not meet class B requirements in the pedestal.
Cabinets such as the SW300/SW500/SW800 are class A. When we tested the
RZ40 in the cabinet configuration we met class A.
So the DS-RZ40-VA will NEVER ship legally with the BA356-Kx's.
(I used the term "NEVER" intentionally. Since the DS-RZ40-VA will
receive class A certification for CE mark, that's the CE mark it will
carry for its lifetime. For whatever reason, CE does not allow us to
change certification type from Class A to Class B, even though later
rev's of the SBB and pedestal will meet class B. At FRS time for the
DS-RZ40-VA, the modifications to the pedestal and SBB were not
available. The choice was ship (FRS) as Class A and live with Class A
forever, or wait until the modified parts were in production. The
choice was to go with Class A. Unless a new DS-RZ4xx-VA part number is
created, the 9Gb Narrow SBB will always be Class A. Only if the field
demands Class B for 9Gb will this happen.)
The DS-RZ1DB-VW (9Gb wide) WILL be (is?) class B. The pedestal
shipping today has the modifications and the DS-RZ1DB-VW does too!
Hope that answers your questions....
Bill
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| 6723.3 | 9GB Support AlphaServer 8400/4100 ? | ZPOVC::CSNAQS | Thu May 29 1997 00:13 | 8 | |
Hi,
In that case, can I use 9GB disk drive for HSJ50 on BA356
8400 and 4100 CI cluster OpenVMS 6.2.
Does AlphaServer 8400 and 4100 support 9GB Hard disk ?
Please advise.
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