gary@ut-emx.uucp (gary smith) (12/20/90)
Has anyone configured POWERserver 540's with 3rd-party mass storage, in particular, either the Segate Elite ST41520N (1.3GB capacity, 11.5 msec average seek, 5.6 msec rotational latency, 5MB/second transfer), or Imprimis WREN-VII (1.1GB capacity, 15 msec average seek, 8.3 msec rotational latency, 3MB/second transfer)? Are any changes to the IBM- supplied SCSI disk driver required to drive either one? Does the IBM- supplied driver determine the physical characteristics of the disks at boot time, i.e., will the driver use the full capacities of any SCSI drives connected on a given SCSI channel? What are the cable length limitations for the IBM external SCSI interface? Any peripherals such 8mm helical-scan tape available from 3rd parties for RS/6000's?