From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 19 06:43:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C90416A4CE for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 06:43:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2880243D3F for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 06:43:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.247.57] (helo=[192.168.99.66]) by hobbiton.shire.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.10) id 1CJniU-000Pg1-00; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:43:30 -0600 In-Reply-To: <3417.154.20.76.21.1098167920.squirrel@154.20.76.21> References: <4173F1D5.7060203@mmoose.net> <9FE41B14-2124-11D9-AA05-003065A70D30@shire.net> <3417.154.20.76.21.1098167920.squirrel@154.20.76.21> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Message-Id: <2E979215-219A-11D9-AA05-003065A70D30@shire.net> From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:43:27 -0600 To: moose@mmoose.net X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_10 autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Level: cc: FreeBSD questions list Subject: Re: CLARiiON Disk Array + 'Suspicious SCSI Data' X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 06:43:31 -0000 On Oct 19, 2004, at 12:38 AM, moose@mmoose.net wrote: >> >> On Oct 18, 2004, at 10:39 AM, Matty Moose wrote: >>> >>> Also, when I shut down the Disk array, the BSD box shows: >>> (noperiph:sym0:0:-1:-1): SCSI BUS mode change from HVD to LVD. >>> >>> I'm not a SCSI expert, and I'm not on sure footing here with LVD vs >>> HVD, etc. Any help is much appreciated. :) >>> >> >> It is probably a HVD SCSI device and hooked to your single ended card >> won't work right... You may want to go to ebay and find an adaptec >> 2944 or other brand HVD card... (HVD = High Voltage Differential -- >> the old SCSI Differential standard) >> >> Chad >> >> > Great! Thanks Chad! > > If I were to buy an HVD card (Currently looking at the 3944AUW series > -- > more of them and cheaper), will I need to get an HVD cable as well? I > currently have a 68-pin external cable - And didn't specify HVD or LVD > - > Any problems in using that for HVD devices? Hi.. You need to make sure that you have a HVD terminator. Probably NOT built into your device (but could be I guess). The cable is probably OK. I am not an expert on HVD. I ran a system or two with a bunch of internal HVD disks I got cheap but that is the extent of it... best Chad > > Thanks again, > Matt > >