RX2620 on board SCSI tape drive support??

[steve hasler]

Hi

Does the 68pin onboard SCSI connector on the back of a RX2620 support a tape drive, if so what models ?

Thanks
Steve

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

Use this to find out:

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/compatibility/tapebackup/IPF/13-9999-1005.html#matrixtable


but the recommandation always is, you can use a tape on this bus, if the upper internal disk slot is empty (shared bus).



from the page
...
The HP Integrity rx2620 (Retired) has a suitable SCSI channel for connecting the HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 SCSI under the following conditions. When the HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 SCSI is connected to the external SCSI port no other non-tape device should be attached and hard disk slot ID2 must be left unused. If this channel is not available for tape-only connect please use one of the following compatible HBAs:


A7173A - HP Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI PCI-X HBA HP RECOMMENDED » Cables

AB290A - HP PCI-X dual port U320 SCSI and dual port 1Gb Ethernet adapter » Cables
A6829A - HP Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI HBA (HP-UX) (Retired) » Cables
A7060A - HP Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI PCI HBA (Windows, Linux) (Retired) » Cables
A6828A - HP Single Channel Ultra3 SCSI HBA (HP-UX) (Retired) » Cables
A7059A - HP Single Channel Ultra3 SCSI PCI HBA (Windows, Linux) (Retired) » Cables

[hvhari]

Hi Steve, You should be careful in this. Having a disk & tape on the same bus creates lot of problems in day to day operations. So please follow the above matrix table given by Torsten, before you connect the tape drive.

[steve hasler]

Hi Both

Thanks for your prompt responses, I'm remote to the systems at the moment, so will check next time I visit, but it looks as though as long as the top internal disk bay is empty I can connect an Ultrium 920 to the back of the iTanium. If not hopefully I have a spare PCI slot to install a HBA.

Thanks
Steve

[Torsten.]

Send a "ioscan -fn" and I will tell you if the upper slot is empty or not.

[steve hasler]

Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
================================================================================
root 0 root CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS
ioa 0 0 sba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS System Bus Adapter (1229)
ba 0 0/0 lba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (122e)
usb 0 0/0/1/0 hcd CLAIMED INTERFACE NEC OHCI Controller
usb 1 0/0/1/1 hcd CLAIMED INTERFACE NEC OHCI Controller
usb 2 0/0/1/2 ehci CLAIMED INTERFACE NEC EHCI Controller
sideba 0 0/0/2/0 side_multi CLAIMED INTERFACE CMD IDE controller
ext_bus 0 0/0/2/0.0 side CLAIMED INTERFACE IDE Primary Channel
/dev/side0
target 4 0/0/2/0.0.0 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
disk 2 0/0/2/0.0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HL-DT-STDVD+RW GCA-4040N
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0
ext_bus 1 0/0/2/0.1 side CLAIMED INTERFACE IDE Secondary Channel
/dev/side1
ba 1 0/1 lba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (122e)
ext_bus 2 0/1/1/0 mpt CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI Ultra320
/dev/mpt2
target 0 0/1/1/0.0 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
disk 0 0/1/1/0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 73.4GST373455LC
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0
ext_bus 3 0/1/1/1 mpt CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI Ultra320
/dev/mpt3
target 1 0/1/1/1.2 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
disk 1 0/1/1/1.2.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 73.4GST373455LC
/dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /dev/dsk/c3t2d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2
/dev/dsk/c3t2d0s1 /dev/dsk/c3t2d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s1 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s3
lan 0 0/1/2/0 iether CLAIMED INTERFACE HP PCI-X 1000Base-T Dual-port Built-in
lan 1 0/1/2/1 iether CLAIMED INTERFACE HP PCI-X 1000Base-T Dual-port Built-in
ba 2 0/2 lba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (122e)
slot 0 0/2/1 pci_slot CLAIMED SLOT PCI Slot
ba 3 0/3 lba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (122e)
slot 1 0/3/1 pci_slot CLAIMED SLOT PCI Slot
fc 0 0/3/1/0 fcd CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AB378-60101 4Gb Single Port PCI/PCI-X Fibre Channel Ad
apter (FC Port 1)
/dev/fcd0
fcp 0 0/3/1/0.8 fcd_fcp CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Protocol Adapter
ext_bus 6 0/3/1/0.8.0.0.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Array Interface
target 3 0/3/1/0.8.0.0.0.0 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
disk 6 0/3/1/0.8.0.0.0.0.1 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP MSA2324fc
/dev/dsk/c6t0d1 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d1
disk 7 0/3/1/0.8.0.0.0.0.2 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP MSA2324fc
/dev/dsk/c6t0d2 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d2
disk 8 0/3/1/0.8.0.0.0.0.3 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP MSA2324fc
/dev/dsk/c6t0d3 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d3
disk 9 0/3/1/0.8.0.0.0.0.4 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP MSA2324fc
/dev/dsk/c6t0d4 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d4
disk 10 0/3/1/0.8.0.0.0.0.5 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP MSA2324fc
/dev/dsk/c6t0d5 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d5
disk 11 0/3/1/0.8.0.0.0.0.6 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP MSA2324fc
/dev/dsk/c6t0d6 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d6
disk 12 0/3/1/0.8.0.0.0.0.7 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP MSA2324fc
/dev/dsk/c6t0d7 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d7
ext_bus 4 0/3/1/0.8.0.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
target 2 0/3/1/0.8.0.255.0.0 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
ctl 0 0/3/1/0.8.0.255.0.0.0 sctl CLAIMED DEVICE HP MSA2324fc
/dev/rscsi/c4t0d0
ba 4 0/4 lba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (122e)
slot 2 0/4/1 pci_slot CLAIMED SLOT PCI Slot
ba 5 0/5 lba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (122e)
slot 3 0/5/1 pci_slot CLAIMED SLOT PCI Slot
ba 6 0/6 lba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (122e)
tty 0 0/6/1/0 asio0 CLAIMED INTERFACE PCI SimpleComm (103c1290)
/dev/diag/mux0 /dev/mux0 /dev/tty0p0
tty 1 0/6/1/1 asio0 CLAIMED INTERFACE PCI Serial (103c1048)
/dev/GSPdiag1 /dev/diag/mux1 /dev/mux1 /dev/tty1p0 /dev/tty1p2 /dev/tty1p4
graphics 0 0/6/2/0 gvid_core CLAIMED INTERFACE PCI Display (10025159)
processor 0 120 processor CLAIMED PROCESSOR Processor
processor 1 122 processor CLAIMED PROCESSOR Processor
ba 7 250 pdh CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Core I/O Adapter
ipmi 0 250/0 ipmi CLAIMED INTERFACE IPMI Controller
/dev/ipmi
tty 2 250/1 asio0 CLAIMED INTERFACE Built-in RS232C
/dev/diag/mux2 /dev/mux2 /dev/tty2p0
tty 3 250/2 asio0 CLAIMED INTERFACE Built-in RS232C
/dev/diag/mux3 /dev/mux3 /dev/tty3p0
acpi_node 0 250/3 acpi_node CLAIMED INTERFACE Acpi Hardware
usbmsvbus 1 255/1 mass_storage CLAIMED VIRTBUS USB Mass Storage
ext_bus 5 255/1/0 usb_ms_scsi CLAIMED INTERFACE USB Mass Storage SCSI

Thanks

[Torsten.]

Your boot disk is in the upper slot, so you must not connect an external tape drive to the built-in connector!

[steve hasler]

Purchase of a HBA it is then, thanks for your help

Regards
Steve

[Michael A. McKenney]

HP does not allow both internal and external channels to be used. Don't ask me why LSI and Adaptec allow it and they make the adapters and chipsets for SCSI and SAS for the servers.