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Service Hints & Tips

Document ID: MCGN-3NRTAC

Servers - PC ServeRAID II and cable connections

Applicable to: World-Wide

The ServeRAID II card uses .8mm external SCSI connections. All existing external cables prior to the ServeRAID II announcement will not work. Converters to the new .8mm connection on older cables are not supported.

The ServeRAID II announcement states that the .8mm cables may be used externally. Only these cables will work on the ServeRAID II.

IBM 1M External .8-mm SCSI Cable

76H3589

IBM 2M External .8-mm SCSI Cable

01K8027

IBM 3M External .8-mm SCSI Cable

01K8028

IBM 4.3M External .8-mm SCSI Cable

01K8029

IBM .8-mm to 68-pin SCSI Adapter

01K8017

IBM Third Channel Cable

76H5400

IBM DASD Status Cable

76H5399


The IBM DASD Status Cable is required when installing the ServeRAID II adapter in PC Server 320, 330, 520, and 720 models. This cable provides the necessary interface to control the disk drive status LED in the hot-swap drive bay when a defunct drive is detected.

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Hint Category

RAID

Date Created

12-11-97

Last Updated

24-02-99

Revision Date

23-02-2000

Brand

IBM PC Server

Product Family

Netfinity 3500, Netfinity 7000, PC Server 325, PC Server 330, PC Server 520, PC Server 704, PC Server 720, ServeRAID

Machine Type

8651, 8639, 8640, 8641, 8650, 8642, Various

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