AlphaServer 8400
3.214 Alpha Servers
Step 6—Storage Controllers (continued)
CIPCA-AA PCI-to-CI Adapter (OpenVMS only)—Requires OpenVMS V6.2-1H3 or V7.1, minimum System
Console Firmware Revision 4.0-4. Maximum four per PCI, 26 per system running OpenVMS V7.1.
Uses one PCI slot for adapter and one EISA slot for power only. Note: KFE70 option is not required.
CIPCA-BA Same as above except uses two PCI slots
BNCIA-xx Computer interconnect cable sets—Connects CIPCA to Star Coupler. Select required length—10, 20,
or 45 m (10 m = 32.8 ft, 20 m = 65.6 ft, 45 m = 147.6 ft)
Note: For OpenVMS systems with greater than 1 GB of memory, the following TIMA patch kits are required to support KZPAC op-
tions:V 6.2 kit-ALPDRIV04_062; V7.1 kit-ALPDRIV01_071.
XMI-based Storage Controllers
KZMSA-AB Fast single-ended SCSI-2 Disk/Tape Adapter—OpenVMS supports six per XMI, maximum 12 per
system. DIGITAL UNIX supports 10 per XMI, maximum 16 per system (uses one XMI slot).
Provides two single-ended SCSI-2 buses. KZMSA supports DECsafe Available Server.
CK-KZMSA-LA Two 30” internal cabinet cables—One kit per KZMSA required.
CIXCD-AC XMI CI Controller—OpenVMS supports four per XMI, maximum 10 per system. DIGITAL UNIX
supports one per XMI, maximum one per system (uses one XMI slot). The CIXCD requires one
BNCIA cable set to connect system to Star Coupler. OpenVMS Cluster software license required for
each system when multiple OpenVMS systems are used in cluster environment. Note: One CIXCD is
supported on DIGITAL UNIX systems for expanded disk interconnect capability only.
BNCIA-xx Computer interconnect cable sets—Connects Star Coupler to system and SW800. Select required
length—10, 20, or 45 m (10 m = 32.8 ft, 20 m = 65.6 ft, 45 m = 147.6 ft).
Step 6a—Non-Backplane External Storage Controllers
HSZ50 family of SCSI Storage Array Controllers are supported under DIGITAL UNIX V3.2G and V4.0A and
OpenVMS V6.2-1H3. A DIGITAL UNIX patch OSF405-034 is required for dual redundant failover.
HSJ50 family of CI Storage Array Controllers are supported under OpenVMS V6.2-1H3 with CIPCA-AA/BA or
CIXCD-AC CI controllers. QB-5C4AA-SA software kits are required for each external cache (1 for HSJ50, 2 for HSJ52,
4 for HSJ54).
HSD50 family of DSSI Storage Array Controllers are supported under OpenVMS V6.2-1H3 with minimum SRM
console version V4.1-6.
- Controllers require KZPSA, KZMSA, KFPSA, CIXCD or CIPCA SCSI adapters
or controllers, as appropriate.
- HSZ50-Ax requires one QB-5CJAA-SA kit.
- HSZ52-Ax requires two QB-5CJAA-SA kits.
- HSZ54-AJ requires four QB-5CJAA-SA kits.
HSZ50-AF StorageWorks RAID Array 450/HSZ50 32 MB SCSI controller, 6 SCSI channels, 36 SCSI-2 device
connections, 32 LUN maximum, 32 MB cache module, single external cache battery system building
block.
HSZ50-AH StorageWorks RAID Array 450/HSZ50 64 MB SCSI controller, 6 SCSI channels, 36 SCSI-2 device
connections, 32 LUN maximum, 64 MB cache module, single external cache battery system building
block.
HSZ50-AJ StorageWorks RAID Array 450/HSZ50 128 MB SCSI controller, 6 SCSI channels, 36 dual, 42 single
SCSI-two-device connections, 32 LUN maximum, 128 MB cache module, single external cache
battery system building block.
HSZ52-AF StorageWorks RAID Array 450/HSZ50 64 MB dual SCSI controllers, 12 SCSI channels, 36 SCSI-
two-device connections, 32 LUN maximum, two cache modules, one dual external cache battery
system building block, two external cache batteries, two 2-meter cables.
HSZ52-AH StorageWorks RAID Array 450/HSZ50 128 MB dual SCSI controllers, 12 SCSI channels, 36 SCSI-
two-device connections, 32 LUN maximum, two cache modules, one dual external cache battery
system building block, two external cache batteries, two 2-meter cables.
HSZ52-AJ StorageWorks RAID Array 450/HSZ50 256 MB dual SCSI controllers, 12 SCSI channels, 36 SCSI-
two-device connections, 32 LUN maximum, two cache modules, one dual external cache battery
system building block, two external cache batteries, two 2-meter cables.