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Sorry I though I was sending it to the list...
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> From: Bourdin Pierre <bourdin@imerir.com>
> To: Jay Estabrook <Jay.Estabrook@compaq.com>
> Subject: shelves configuration on 2100 + DAC960 ?
> Date: 28 Jul 2003 09:32:52 +0200
> 
> Hi all !
> I would like to find the best configuration for an 2100 with 2 shelves
> on a DAC960... 
> I installed a Debian without any difficulty, bypassing the DAC, but now
> I want to build a configuration in Raid (0 or 0+1) using the DAC.
> 
> If I make no mistake, I have 3 chains on the bord that accept 7 disks...
> And 2 x 8 disks on the 2 shelves so I should connect all the disks on
> the board...
> But all I have is something like this:
> 
> [RDY]	[RDY]	[RDY]
> [RDY]	[RDY]	[RDY]
> [RDY]	[RDY]	[]
> [RDY]	[RDY]	[]
> []	[]	[]
> []	[]	[RDY]
> []	[]	[TAP]
> []	[]	[CDR]
> 
> The DAC960 is a D040340 == DAC960PD-3 Firmware 2.73
> I have DS-RZ1ED and RZ29B disks...
> I must be in dual-bus ?
> 
> the connections look like:
> [Mylex DAC960]	[NCR8xx]
>  |0   |1  |2        |
>  |    |   |         |
>  |    |   |         |
>  |    |   ----|     |
>  |up  |down   |down |up
> [shelf 0]    [shelf 1]     
> 
> 
> The NCR is connected to the second shelf to have a disk not in raid for
> the installation of the system.
> 
> So the questions are:
>  How can I change dual-bus ?
>  Is it possible to have one shelf in dual-bus and the other not ?
>  Is it possible to boot directly on the raid config ?
>  
> If you have an idea how to configure it the best way...
> 
> Thank's, Pierre.
> 
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> Pierre BOURDIN 
> I.M.E.R.I.R. 
> Av. Pascot BP 2013 
> 66011 PERPIGNAN 
> tél: 04 68 56 80 18 
> fax: 04 68 55 03 86 
> email: bourdin@imerir.com 
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Pierre BOURDIN 
I.M.E.R.I.R. 
Av. Pascot BP 2013 
66011 PERPIGNAN 
tél: 04 68 56 80 18 
fax: 04 68 55 03 86 
email: bourdin@imerir.com 
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