That is correct, however it isn't always just "plug and go." The KFQSA has 
a "configuration mode" where you talk to the card via the DUP protocol in 
the VAX monitor. (Don't try this on a MicroVAX II) On a KA655 its easier 
with a SET HOST/DUP/MAINT 1 or something similar. Doug Meade had the 
makings of a FAQ but I don't know if its on-line. Anyway, the KFQSA will 
show up as one MSCP controller for each drive so you will need to recompile 
the kernel if you want to support more than 2 drives this way.

--Chuck

At 11:37 AM 4/7/03 -0800, Lyle Bickley wrote:
>Ah-ha - So the KFQSA is to DSSI what the Emulex UC06/07 is to SCSI, i.e., 
>they
>both support MSCP and are compatible with VAXen and NetBSD...
>
>Lyle
>
>
>On Monday 07 April 2003 12:06, Dave McGuire wrote:
> > On Monday, April 7, 2003, at 02:56 PM, Lyle Bickley wrote:
> > > I've been following this conversation with interest as I, too, have a
> > > number
> > > of DSSI drives in a couple of VAXEN's.  I also happen to have a spare
> > > KFQSA
> > > (M7769).  Are there docs somewhere that describe setup, configuration,
> > > etc.?
> > > Any ROM changes required?
> >
> >    It should work as-is...just plug it in, cable it up, and go.
> >
> > > Do you happen to know why the KFQSA is supported and not the "native"
> > > DSSI
> > > controller?
> >
> >    The KFQSA is supported because it speaks MSCP and uses the same
> > driver as many other controllers like the UDA50/KDA50, RQDXn, etc.  The
> > onboard DSSI interface on some VAX CPUs is not accessed in this manner.
> >
> >          -Dave
>
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