RAND@merrimack.EDU ("Rand P. Hall") (01/22/88)
Multiprocessor Vaxen users: We are contemplating adding a VAX to our soon-to-be-but-not- yet-clustered 785. This Vax would be used primarily for two functions: Library cataloging, circulation, searching, etc... and for the administrative (ie, financial, admissions, and that garbage) database. The people selling the administrative product are proposing an 8350. My questions are these: For applications NOT written with ASYMMETRICAL processors in mind, is there any advantage to going the multiprocessor route? What are the implications of VMS V5's ability to do SYMMETRIC multiprocessing given the above application? Thanks in advance, Rand P. Hall rand@merrimack.edu (csnet) Director, Academic Computing 617.683.7111 Merrimack College 315 Turnpike Rd. "There is elegance in simplicity." North Andover, Mass. 01845 - Kimball S. Maddocks
kuo@skatter.UUCP (Dr. Peter Kuo) (02/01/88)
In article <8801240616.AA14115@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, RAND@merrimack.EDU ("Rand P. Hall") writes: > Multiprocessor Vaxen users: > > We are contemplating adding a VAX to our soon-to-be-but-not- > yet-clustered 785. This Vax would be used primarily for two functions: > Library cataloging, circulation, searching, etc... and for the > administrative (ie, financial, admissions, and that garbage) database. > > [ ... deleted ...] Sorry this is not an answer to your question, but: why does one want to allow an admin machine to be accessible by the 'general public' (ie if also used for library searching etc)?? Aren't you asking for trouble (8-) ?? Peter/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Kuo | Bitnet (VMS) : KUO@SASK Accelerator Laboratory | (a.k.a. The Beam Warehouse) | uucp (Unix) : !alberta\ Univ. of Saskatchewan | !ihnp4 -- !sask!skatter!kuo Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | !utcsri / CANADA S7N 0W0 | (Earth) | Ma Bell : (306) 966-8528 Disclaimer: I don't know what I am saying, I'm only a physicist. Don't quote me on anything! I speak only for myself. Opus: "Why, fer cryin' out loud..research physicists need Porsches, TOO!!" -- Bloom County