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PC = PIII / 800EB / 256MB / 20GB
Raid card = Mylex DAC960
StorEdge = A1000 with 3 x 18Gb drives loaded.
Wehn Mylex scans for a new scsi device, Storedge A1000 can't be traced/probed. I tried this with HP scsi box and were able to probe the external devices but for Sun Storedge A1000 it was not successfull.
Any advise on how I can probe/trace this external device (Storedge A1000).
I am planning also to install solaris 10 (x86) and hopefully Solaris could detect the external storage (series of drives) at the application level. (cross finger)
For your advise Gurus.
Petalio

Can you describe the features and specifications of that SCSI card ?
The A1000 array has a High-Voltage-Differential interface.
(See its link in the Sun System Handbook)
HVD is not common in the PeeCee universe.
The array already has a RAID controller in its chassis,
and will not work with a RAID controller SCSI card.
Any attempts to use a LVD card or a S/E card will just not work, either.
It would be invisible to the SCSI chain.
... then, additionally, you're going to need some sort of RAID control software
to administer the A1000 and its internal RAID controller.
if you do eventually get a compatible HBA, you also need to be aware
that functional support for the array was specifically dropped from Solaris 10.
You'd need to run Sol8 or Sol9 with RM6 software, and I cannot remember
whether RM6 was ever ported to x86 Solaris.
I fear you're just going to be out of luck,
and may need to get rid of the array (e.g. Ebay ?).

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