If I have got my facts right ... The LVD SCSI standard is listed as being able to support up to 25m. The HVD standard 5m. Right now the F7** series supports HVD and not LVD. So it seems 17ft is the thing.
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-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Bryer [mailto:bryer@sfu.ca] Sent: 11 July 2000 23:07 To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Max SCSI cable length
As we get closer to actually purchasing our new tape library, we've started to think about how things will physically fit in our machine room.
According to the NetApp manual, it says the max SCSI length for connecting a tape drive is 17ft. Is that the absolute maximum? I've heard people talk about 25metres. I'm inclined to believe the manual but I would much rather believe 25metres. Otherwise we're going to have to get really creative connecting 4 separate machines (2 of which are F740s) to one tape library via 4 separate SCSI buses on the library (don't ask ;).