[comp.sys.dec] LAVC disk-sharing with uVAX3100/VAXstation 3100

stefan@wheaton.UUCP (Stefan Brandle ) (12/12/90)

We're thinking of buying a uVAX/VAXstation 3100 to integrate into our LAVC.  The
question is whether `MSCP-device sharing' works with SCSI devices.  Our sales
rep asked somebody and was told that it probably ought to -- that's nice,
but we are still cautious since we don't want to buy a system and then discover
that it won't do what we want.  Does anybody have experience (good/bad) in this
arena?

It seems pretty clear that a uVAX3100 can get at other disks in the cluster
(DSSI, RA81, etc) on uVAX3400's and a VAX8250, but will they be able to share
the VS3100's disks?

Thanks for any help,
-sb
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garnto@scri.fsu.edu (Ken Garnto) (12/14/90)

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The SCSI disks work fine for MSCP shared disks.  We have both DEC and 3rd party
drives on our VAXStation 3100's and 3100 model 38s.

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