Re: RAID (disks) questions.

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From: Reinhard Doelz
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 09:06

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In article <up56s94@zuni.esd.sgi.com>, olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) writes:
|> In <145785@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> wiltzius@anduin.ocf.llnl.gov (Dave Wiltzius) writes:
|> 
|> | If any SGI folks and get me any info, I would be very interested.
|> | We are seriously considering using RAID on an SGI 440.  My sales
|> | person is in training for the next few days; still...
|> 
|> There are 3rd parties selling RAID for SGI, but we don't have an
|> officially approved SGI RAID yet, although I believe there is work
|> being done on RAID for the not too distant future.
|> --

Does anyone use SCSI I ("old" scsi used on the R3K indigo) or does
the  use of RAID imply scsi II (and a presumably expensive ) upgrade? 
Is it possible to mix scsi I and scsi II devices on the same bus ? 

Thanks
Reinhard 


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