> >I've got a BA350, BA356, and RaidArray 310. I'd like to get
> >another HSZ20 to use with the one in the RA310 for redundant
> >backup. Even better I'd like to get an HSZ40 (or two). I'm
> >using the RA310 in a SCSI cluster with two PWS500au systems
> >with a FWD card in each box.
>
> I forget what the beasties I've got are called. Three shelves for disks,
> and one shelf for the RAID Controllers. I'm pretty sure the controllers
> are either HSZ40's or 50's. Then there are the 4 BA350's. I'm still
> looking for at least one BA356.
We've got some of these at work, but the controllers are the
CI-connected HSJ40 controllers.
The HSZ20 is an HSZ40 with two local SCSI busses instead of six
(more or less).
> Now how on earth are you getting a FWD card to work in PWS500au's, or maybe
> I should ask which card? That's a KZPSA isn't it? I tried the KZPSA I
> just got in my PWS433au, and it wouldn't boot, as it complained about an
> unrecognized card.
I'm using KZPSA cards. I've got an ISP1040A built-in as well
on one of the PWS systems and an Intraserver U2W/Ethernet card
in the other. The Intraserver is a leftover from when I was
using a PC164LX system. I'm going to replace the board set
in the other system with a set that includes the ISP1040A.
At that point I'll remove the Intraserver card. That's
another reason I want to find a couple of empty 5.25" SBB
cases; I want to avoid trying to use the built-in ISP1040A
controllers with external devices (which is not supported
but may work).
> >I have a DLT4000 (the same as a TZ87). I'd like a TZ88
> >or TZ89, but the DLT4000 works okay for now (and was
> >much cheaper than a TZ88).
>
> I just got a DLT2000 (unfortuantly not quite the same thing as a TZ86), but
> haven't tried it out yet.
>From what I've read the big difference between the DLTx000 drives and
the equivalent TZ8x drives is the TZ8x drives will read TK50/TK70 tapes,
but I haven't tried yet. I suppose one could try to write the TZ8x
firmware in the DLTx000 drives, but I'd rather just buy a cheap TK70
off eBay than risk destroying my DLT4000.
> At one point my primary server was an AlphaStation 500/333 with two BA350's
> and a Exabyte Jukebox. I've trimmed that down to one BA350 to save power,
> and the weekend before last I replaced the AlphaStation 500/333 with only
> 96MB of RAM with the AlphaStation 200 4/233 with 384MB of RAM (can't afford
> RAM for the 500, but got the RAM in the 200 for free from a friend) so I
> could run DECwindows on it, though I'll probably eventually swap it with
> the PWS433au in the next few weeks.
The AS200 4/233 was my first Alpha (my wife bought it for me
to replace my VS3100, which I still have). I followed that
with a couple of PC164 motherboards, then a PC164SX (which
can't run VMS, so I used it for Digital Unix until I sold
it), followed by a PC164LX, followed by three PWS500au systems
(one of which has a ruined case but was bought as it had a
2MB cache module). I have someone digging up a replacement
case, and I'm on the lookout for two more 2MB (or 4MB if
I get lucky) cache modules. The PWS500au systems displaced
the PC164 and PC164LX systems for VMS, so the PC164LX is
my Tru64 system now. I also have a VS4000-60 running. The
two VS3100 systems are kept around just-in-case, and I have
a MVII which I'm mentioned is in line for a PDP-11 transplant
as soon as I find a CPU and memory.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Mon Apr 30 2001 - 13:24:13 BST