Hi Thanks for all the hints given so far. Actually I have very little knoledge about SCSI configuration, I have a scsi disks and two scsi adapters(adaptec) can i set the disk with adapters in the following configuration: [scsi adapter 1]<---->[scsi disk]<------>][scsi adapter 2] i.e. A scsi bus (channel) originating at "scsi adapter 1" and ending at the "scsi adapter 2" with scsi disk (or disks) connected in between somewhere on the bus. Here I am trying to put all the scsi devices on a single bus with the two adapters at extremes. If this configuration is not right, please suggest me some alternate arrangement of scsi adapters with a single scsi disk. TIA sanjayk On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 Learner wrote : >Hi , > > Well , it does work properly for me . > > I have worked on a Cluster setup having a scsi disk >connected commonly between machines via a scsi adapter >card installed on each machine . > >Cheers ! > > >--- debarchan dash <its_debarchan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I think its possible. Using the fairness algorithm > > for arbitration the adaptors can be decided. As you > > told two adaptors are connected to a single SCSI > > disk, in otherway two SCSI bus interfaced with the > > same SCSI disk. So I/O operation is possible. The > > main processor will decide on which bus data is to > > be transmitted(i.e who should take control of the > > bus) to the disk and accordingly as per the > > algorithm the adaptor will be selected followed by > > the same SCSI bus.. > > > > cheers > > debarchan > > > > sanjayk <tousanjay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all > > > > If there is a system with a scsi disk and two scsi > > adaptar, > > then is it possible to perform IO operation on the > > same > > scsi disk using both the adapter. > > > > To my understanding: > > *Each Scsi Adapter(HBA) can control one or more SCSI > > buses. > > *Each Scsi bus can have multiple SCSI devices > > connected to it. > > i.e a single scsi adapter control all the devices > > connected to > > a single bus. > > > > please correct me if i am wrong. > > > > TIA > > sanjayk > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > >-- >Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. >Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ >FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ >