Subject: DSSI auto-spinup
To: None <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: Pierre-Michel Ricordel <Pierre-Michel.Ricordel@imag.fr>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/24/2001 11:13:00
Hi all !

Is is possible to prevent a DSSI disk to automatically spinup
when powered ? (SCSI disks can have this behaviour)
I have some noisy RF71 that I would like to shutdown
when I run NetBSD on my 4000-200.
Removing them physically is not a solution, since I also use them to boot
VMS.

There are 3 dip switch on the disks controller cards. What did they do ?
Or is it possible to do that in the >>> prompt ?
Alternatively, is there a command on that prompt to shutdown running DSSI
disks ?

Thanks for your help,

PM, --I like VAXen, but I hate noise--