[vcf-midatlantic] vax scsi questions
william degnan
billdegnan at gmail.com
Sun Oct 8 14:14:44 EDT 2017
>
> Some MicroVAXes in the 3100 series came with two SCSI busses. There
> are designated A and B. The SCSI id for the MicroVAX controller was
> typically 7; so devices could be attached with ids from 0 to 6. The
> naming of the devices, when VMS is booted are:
>
> ddcn: when dd is the name of the driver controlling the device. If
> the device is disk, this is DK (DKDRIVER). If the device is a tape,
> it's MK (MKDRIVER). The 'c' in the device designation if the adapter
> upon which the device is located. If there are two adapters, this is
> either A or B. The 'n' is the device number. Unless you're looking
> as a dvices served from a storage controller, the sub-LUN vallues are
> 0. So on your MicroVAX, you see somehting like a DKA300: for a disk
> addressed as SCSI id 3 on the A adapter.
>
> If you need more info, ask.
This applies exactly, thanks.
Bill
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