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Article #1850Re: Can I safely remove a SCSI device from a running DEC3100
From: George Robbins
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 1990 18:37
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 1990 18:37
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In article <johan.650293716@dutnak2> johan@dutnak2..tudelft.nl (Johan de Haas) writes:
> We have an Exabyte connected to a DECstation 3100. Every now and then
> we want to connect it to another machine. BUT, we don't want to shut
> down the DEC, since it acts as a cheap fileserver for a lot of users.
>
> We are not sure if we can safely do this.
If the SCSI bus is active, with disks and things running, you stand a real
good chance of trashing disk transfers in progress. Also, SCSI isn't set
up for "hot" connection/disconnection, no protection for the drivers or
receivers so you'd probably zap something fairly quickly unless you power
down both sides.
> Anyone on the net doing it all the time?
Probably. 8-)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!mailrus!iuvax!rutgers!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: Can I safely remove a SCSI device from a running DEC3100 Message-ID: <13754@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 10 Aug 90 18:37:04 GMT References: <johan.650293716@dutnak2> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax (George Robbins) Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA Lines: 20