24 Apr
2007
24 Apr
'07
7:23 p.m.
On Tuesday 24 April 2007 13:42, Richard wrote:
It turns out all this SGI gear is coming from Boeing.
That means the
Onyx 2 Reality Monster is likely to have a nice multi-head
configuration :-). Woo hoo!
So my question is... why is this Onyx and Challenge pictured in a
double-high cabinet?
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Usually when I see a Challenge or Onyx in a photo I see a cabinet
that is half the height of these and that includes space for all the
boards and drives. So what would you need the extra cabinet space
for? More boards and drives or just more drives?
It's a different system from the 1/2 height Challenge L and Onyx. (This
is "full height" not "double height".) I gave up two Challenge XLs
about a month ago, and still have a (prototype) Onyx similar to that
one.
Basically, the chassis have more slots than the 1/2 rack version.
Pat
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