ScuzzBlog: Diaries May 2017
Entry 19th May 2017: Post: 5
I have done something very bad
Hi
Did you know that /'in modern SCSI transport protocols, there is an
automated process for the "discovery" of the IDs. The SSA initiator
(normally the host computer through the 'host adaptor') "walk the loop"
to determine what devices are connected and then assigns each one a
7-bit "hop-count" value. Fibre Channel – Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)
initiators use the LIP (Loop Initialization Protocol) to interrogate
each device port for its WWN (World Wide Name).'/ Just when you think
SCSI is defunct it kinda reassures you it aint. But what do I know. I
haven't got a clue what that meant.
The 1200 needs the tower really for the buffered interface to work with
modern drives or you do what I do and get the SCSI and run externally.
The SCSI drives are way more temperamental than the IDE I find. Sata
sounds interesting though. I like the connectors ... assuming there are
no more ribbons. Hate ribbons.
scuzz
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