Solaris

Is there any specific scsi cables that you need to get when connecting a tape drive or external storage or does one type of cable fit all?

ie. I can buy the following:
HD68 to HD68 with Ferrites supports S-E Ultra/Wide transfer rates.

But will this work for tape drives and storage?
I havent a clue about scsi cables so any help/info would be appreciated.

Hi,

not every SCSI device like tape or external disk has the same SCSI connector. The
same at the server/workstation.

Connectors on SUN Server/Workstation and storage :

E250,E450,U30,U60,U80,Blade 1000/2000, SF280R,
E220R, E420, V440

has a 68-pin SCSI Connector

the newer servers like

V210 and V240 have a VHDCI Connector
(Very high density connector interface) called "small SCSI".

StorEdge A/D1000, D130, S1, D240 has a 68-pin Connector
StorEdge 3310 has VHDCI Connectors for example

Most newer external tape drives have a 68-pin initerface, mostly Ultra160
capable or Ultra2 LVD.
Older drives have a Centronics Connector, mostly 50-pin in a D-Sub connector
case.

Greets