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From: stockett@earth.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Jeffrey Stockett)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Multiple Initiators, Single Target
Keywords: Multiple-Initiator
Message-ID: <25@earth.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu>
Date: 15 Apr 91 19:57:26 GMT
Organization: Applied Research Labs, University of Texas; Austin, TX
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Has anyone out there ever seen a case where more than one SCSI initiator
(typically a computer's host adapter) is communication with a single
SCSI target (typically a mass storage device)?  There is brief reference
to this in the American National Standard's SCSI reference, but I have
yet to see it in reality.

The scenario would go like this:  two or more computers talking two one
SCSI device via the SCSI bus.  Sounds crazy, but it would be very useful
in some cases.  If anyone out there has either accomplished this, or has
seen or heard of it, please let me know.

Thanks in advance,



Jeffrey M. Stockett
Applied Research Laboratories
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