RSTS / Simh disk drive confusion

From: Paul Koning <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
Date: Thu Sep 23 10:40:14 2004

>>>>> "Ron" == Ron Hudson <ron.hudson_at_sbcglobal.net> writes:

 Ron> Ok, I am reading the RSTS/E 7.0 system generation manual.. and I
 Ron> am looking at my existing simh hard disk files and what may be
 Ron> available.. I can't seem to find information for RSTS as to what
 Ron> it calls it's disk drives..

 Ron> I have two RL01 images which RSTS calls DL0: and DL1:, and
 Ron> DSKINT and HARDWR see them also as RL and they seem to have 2MW
 Ron> of capacity. I can have other kinds of disks, for instance

 Ron> RMO3 simh=RP RSTS=???? DSKINT/HARDWR=RR Capacity=33mw

 Ron> Ten times the size but what does RSTS call them?

 Ron> I would like to find a table/list that shows all the different
 Ron> disk models and what RSTS calls them. Can anyone point me to
 Ron> the proper manual?

You mean it isn't in the Sysgen manual? Strange.

Here goes:
     RC11 DC
     RF11 DF
     RS03/04 DS
     RK05 DK
     RK06/07 DM
     RL01/02 DL
     RP02/03 DP
     RM02/03/05/80, RP04/05/06/07 DB and DR
     MSCP DU

MSCP appeared fairly late, V8.0 I think but I don't remember exactly.

DB and DR both refer to Massbus moving head disks. Until V9.0, there
were somewhat odd rules about mixing them on a single controller; the
details should be in the book. Best rule for SIMH or E11 purposes is
NOT to mix "RM" and "RP" drives on a single RH11/RH70. If you want
both, put them on separate controllers. If you do that, then the RM
drives will be called DR, and the RP04... drives will be DB.

       paul
Received on Thu Sep 23 2004 - 10:40:14 BST