topic Re: cable part codes in Optical Jukeboxes and Drives

cable part codes

Shankar_6 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:11:21 GMT

Hi,

I need to know where to look for HP Part codes for cables connecting HP juke box to IBM server.

Shan

Re: cable part codes

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:18:35 GMT

Shalom,

http://partsurfer.hp.com

You will need specifications on the SCSI card from the IBM server.

SEP

Re: cable part codes

Duncan Edmonstone — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:30:34 GMT

Well first you'll need to know what sort of HBA you have in the IBM server and what sort of connector you have on the HP jukebox - is this SCSI or FC? If SCSI is it VHD or standard size connectors?

Part numbers for the kit you already have would help...

HTH

Duncan

Re: cable part codes

Shankar_6 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:55:53 GMT

Thanks all for your help

I have two jukeboxes connected to IBM server. One is of plasmon(G-Enterprise) and the other is HP(C1107J). Connector type is scsi.

Both cables need to male to male 68 pin
One cable needs to compressed to vhdci
and the other cable needs to be compressed to compressed .

is the above information enough to get the part codes..?

-shan

Re: cable part codes

TTr — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:38:18 GMT

> I have two jukeboxes connected to IBM server.

What are you trying to do? Are you moving them to a different server or are not connected yet and you are planning to connect them? Do you know if the server scsi interfaces (scsi controllers) match the jukebox interfaces? Not the connection type but the scsi protocol type, HVD vs. LVD.

The HP C1107J jukebox does not come with a scsi cable because it it available with two scsi interface options, single ended and differential. The differential option is the old type, high voltage differential and NOT the newer low voltage differential (LVD). It looks like you have the differential interface 68pin. See page 1-7 in
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/lpg28163/lpg28163.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

You should be able to buy any scsi cable that is for high voltage differential interfaces and has the right connectors.

The same is true for the plasmon, it comes with LVD standard and HVD optional. You need to figure out which one it is becasue both interfaces probably have the same 68pin hihg density connector. Which G-??? model is it?

Re: cable part codes

Shankar_6 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:57:18 GMT

Hi,

Thank you very much for the reply.

I was trying to replace the scsi cable connected to both the jukeboxes(due to scsi errors popping on AIX server). Since i am placed at remote locations,want to know the cable details to place order. People at site are not able to provide this.

Plasmon model is G-Enterprise 1200EX
HP jukebox model is C1107J.

Let me know when you need anything more.

Shan