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>Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:13:26 +0200
>From: Atro Tossavainen
>Subject: Re: Octane
>To: info-iris-admin@ARL.ARMY.MIL

>"Randolph J. Herber" writes:

>> At the beginning of this thread Marlok indicated a willingness
>> to move hard disks between systems to address his problem. If
>> that remains the case, then he could just move the Octane system
>> disk in the Indy R5000 as a data disk,

>"Just" being restricted by the fact that the Octane system disk has a
>SCA connector and the internal SCSI connectors in the Indy are large
>50-pin ones. They will need an adapter or an external SCSI box with
>SCA connectors for the disks which could be connected to the Indy's
>external SCSI connector with a suitable cable.

>Atro Tossavainen (Mr.) / The Institute of Biotechnology at
>Systems Analyst, Techno-Amish & / the University of Helsinki, Finland,
>+358-9-19158939 UNIX Dinosaur / employs me, but my opinions are my own.
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To me, that is a ``just'' operation. We have had thousands of SGI computers
over the year and therefore have many types of cables, terminators and
adaptors. But, I do remember that Marlok had mentioned difficulties
availing SCSI cable; therefore, I easily imagine that he also has
difficulties availing terminators and adaptors.

Randolph J. Herber, herber@fnal.gov, +1 630 840 2966, CD/CDFTF PK-149F,
Mail Stop 318, Fermilab, Kirk & Pine Rds., PO Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510-0500,
USA. (Speaking for myself and not for US, US DOE, FNAL nor URA.) (Product,
trade, or service marks herein belong to their respective owners.)