Subject: Re: Configuring KFQSA
To: Megan <mbg@world.std.com>
From: Thomas S. Traylor <ttraylor@titan.mcit.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/08/1998 21:45:39
On Sun, 8 Feb 1998, Megan wrote:
> > Thomas S. Traylor <ttraylor@titan.mcit.com> wrote:
> > > Has anyone installed NetBSD on a system that has RF disks and a KFQSA
> > > controller?
> >
> > I see no reason why should KFQSA disks be different from any other MSCP disks.
>
> >From the standpoint of the OS which support an MSCP disk, it should
> be no different... My 'MV3600' (quotes because it is quite a mongrel,
> but MV3600 is the closest designation I can figure) originally had
> a number of RD54s, but I installed a KFQSA and several RF-series
> disks, and everything worked (albeit under Ultrix) just fine and
> without any changes... I can't see that it would be different under
> NetBSD...
Well I'll verify that the KFQSA and my system configuration works with
Ultrix. I just can't seem to get the label to stick after edlabel is
done.
> >1. The KFQSA needs to be issued MSCP commands to configure it. NetBSD
> > does not have such a configuration utility, This isn't necessary
> > if it has been configured under VMS for the configuration it'll
> > be used under NetBSD.
>
> Or get a KA650, and use the SET HOST/MAIN/DUP[/SERV] or
> SET HOST/MAIN/UQSSP[/DISK] commands to configure it.
The KFQSA is in a MV3400 and I used the above commands to configure 2
RF31s on the controller. Do you know of any disk setting that I
should check to get edlabel to work? ie. set host/dup/uq/disk 0
params
Tom
>
> Megan Gentry
> Former RT-11 Developer
>
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