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From: gavin@durban.vector.co.za (Gavin Maltby)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: ISP hardware/software choices (performance comparison)
Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.aix
Date: 11 Jan 1996 21:57:55 GMT
Organization: The Vector Group
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Hi,
Nate Williams (nate@trout.sri.MT.net) wrote:
: In article <4crliv$smk@olympus.nwnet.net>,
: >It can take a week to get a machine to simply recognize two SCSI
: >controllers. Nobody expects you to put two into a machine, so nobody
: >tells you the convolutions needed to do so.
: You'll have the same problem with PC unices as you do with SUN/DEC/SGI
: workstations. How do I stick one in my Sparc 10, I've avoided doing it
: simply because it's a pain? (BTW - I know how, it's almost *exactly*
: the same procedure as doing it under any of the BSD's)
Ummm...Sun/Solaris 2: plug it into an SBus slot (switch off first!);
then 'boot -r' from the boot monitor after connecting devices to it;
now use it. I've got workstations with 5 controllers and servers
with several more. Never once deviated from this strategy.
Gavin
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