scholten@esseye.UUCP (David Scholten) (02/16/91)
Is it possible to use SCSI to communicate between computers? I was thinking about connecting a VAX3100 to a pc using this port. Can it be done? Has anyone ever done it? Is there any software available to do this? Any information will be appreciated. Please send email, and I'll summarize to the net. Thank you, Dave Scholten
gerry@zds-ux.UUCP (Gerry Gleason) (02/19/91)
In article <1991Feb15.183814.11247@esseye.UUCP> scholten@esseye.UUCP (David Scholten) writes: >Is it possible to use SCSI to communicate between computers? I was >thinking about connecting a VAX3100 to a pc using this port. Can it >be done? Has anyone ever done it? Is there any software available >to do this? Any information will be appreciated. Please send email, >and I'll summarize to the net. Yes it is possible. There is a SCSI device type for "processors". I don't know if anyone has done it, but the big problem will be linking with the low level driver. Every system has a different interface (until something like CAM catches on), and if your lucky it's documented well enough for you to write a communications driver on top of it. If your really lucky, someone already has done this for both machines your interested in. Gerry Gleason
yuping@auspex.auspex.com (YuPing Cheng) (02/21/91)
In article <549@zds-ux.UUCP> gerry@zds-ux.UUCP (Gerry Gleason) writes: >In article <1991Feb15.183814.11247@esseye.UUCP> scholten@esseye.UUCP (David Scholten) writes: >>Is it possible to use SCSI to communicate between computers? I was >>thinking about connecting a VAX3100 to a pc using this port. Can it >>be done? > >Yes it is possible. There is a SCSI device type for "processors". >Gerry Gleason Call Adaptec at 408 945 8600. I implemented processor to processor communication in ACB1530 in 1987. I don't know if they have officially released and supported the feature later in ACB154X. Yu-Ping Cheng, Auspex Systems Inc., ycheng@auspex.com.