RE: SCSI Tape Cable problem during conversion from AS/400-300 to Model 170

Even if you order a new 7208 with your PCI system you have to be 
careful.  With our S10 & 7208-222 (same 2729 controller) was packaged 
the PCI SCSI cable and a terminator plug.  Thinking that as the 7208 
was the only device on the card you would terminate it with the 
terminator cap SEEMED logical, but was wrong.  It didn't work until I 
removed it.

FYI - with the 13/26GB 1/4" drives, if you need just a little bit more 
unattended capacity (6GB more - remember the days when that was more 
space than your system had  :-)  ) IBM now has a 16/32GB tape available 
(part # 59H4175).  Same method of increased storage as the 7GB 8mm vs 
the 5GB, longer thinner tape and a hugher price !



Neil Palmer         DPS Data Processing Services Canada Ltd.
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-----Original Message-----
From:   Steve Glanstein [SMTP:mic@aloha.com]
Sent:   Monday, September 14, 1998 1:00 PM
To:     mr
Subject:        SCSI Tape Cable problem during conversion from AS/400-300 to 
Model 170


Hello all:

I just converted one of Hawaii's largest companies from a 300 to a 
model
170. It was interesting because I couldn't do an MES upgrade to the
hardware--only the software. We configured a 2729 SCSI for the 7208 
tape
drive and also got a 1/4 inch 13 gb cartridge drive.

The machine arrived and lo and behold-the ultra-wide SCSI attachment 
was
not compatible with the older 50 pin SCSI connection! A re-check of the
configurator showed no way to preplan this!

The 39.99 part may or may not work--we couldn't risk it. The client 
gets to
pay almost $200 for a 4 meter cable between the 7208 and the model 170.

The effect is that the CISC to RISC conversion would have to be delayed 
or
we'd have to convert many gegabytes from 8mm to 1/4 inch on somebody 
else's
machine. Not a happy thought with a large company!

Ultimately, we did 95% of the CISC to RISC conversion through SNADS. We
only needed to convert the SAVSECDTA items, QGPL, and QUSRSYS in order 
to
start the conversion. The manual was minimal help in this situation!

Soooo, the moral of this short story is: (1) Make sure that you get the
proper cable, when converting SCSI attached devices from the Advances
Series Hardware to any PCI architecture; and (2) The CISC to RISC 
manual
may be great for some but it is NOT A REPLACEMENT for using your head 
when
things don't work exactly as planned.

Steve Glanstein
mic@aloha.com


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