Huw Davies wrote:
You'll find that SCSI clustering is restricted to
Alphas only. For the
smaller VAX systems it's either ethernet or DSSI.
I've got two Alpha's that currently aren't in my cluster, AND a spare
Storageworks tray with a couple disks. Right now I'm just doing ethernet
clustering.
My own personal experience with DSSI was not altogether
exciting. We'd
purchased two 3400 hundreds to replace an 11/785 and an 11/780. The 3400s
never seemed as fast. Eventually, the 3400s were replaced with an ethernet
cluster consisting of a DEC3000-300, an 11/785 and an 11/780 and the old
VAXes were much faster.....
Somehow that doesn't surprise me in the least, especially the last. I've
got a DEC3000-300LX (the slowest of the -300's) and at some things it feels
slower than a VS3100/30.
Zane
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