From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 26 22:39:52 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0FB2106568D for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:39:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 934818FC29 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:39:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-25-183.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.25.183]:59027 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1KC086-0001oC-6P for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:39:51 +0200 Received: (qmail 23122 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2008 00:39:50 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 27 Jun 2008 00:39:50 +0200 Received: (qmail 66227 invoked by uid 1001); 27 Jun 2008 00:39:50 +0200 Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:39:50 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: Wojciech Puchar Message-ID: <20080626223950.GB66130@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <20080626092558.1a17d7d2@gom.home> <4863E58C.2060602@webrz.net> <20080626135907.39188d29@gom.home> <20080626235812.E4983@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080626235812.E4983@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Originating-IP: 83.253.25.183 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1KC086-0001oC-6P. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net 1KC086-0001oC-6P 91ed09fbcbc498945ba7a1c6529705de Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, prad Subject: Re: to scsi or not to scsi X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:39:53 -0000 On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 11:59:15PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > > > > we have a chance to buy 18G scsi at $5 or 36G for $25. > > with THAT price - SCSI make sense :) > > > > > what the seller isn't sure about is whether they will be compatible > > with the particular server. > > SCSI is SCSI. unless the device doesn't comply to standards (unlikely) it > just works! Although you might need a converter or two for devices with different connectors. And don't even think of connecting a HVD device with an LVD or SE device - it won't work. (HVD devices are luckily quite rare these days.) -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se