ajt@bilbo.bhpmrl.oz.au (Andrew Telford) (02/06/91)
Does anyone have any ideas on how to set up Prestoserve?
There was no information sent in my Ultrix 4.1 upgrade, and
the man pages for 'presto' refer to a document %%DNPresto%% which is
presumably not yet released.
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In article <AJT.91Feb6151243@bilbo.bhpmrl.oz.au>, ajt@bilbo.bhpmrl.oz.au (Andrew Telford) writes: > Does anyone have any ideas on how to set up Prestoserve? > > There was no information sent in my Ultrix 4.1 upgrade, and > the man pages for 'presto' refer to a document %%DNPresto%% which is > presumably not yet released. I'm assuming that you have the appropriate hardware: a DECsystem 5500 or the 5100 and its optional PrestoServe board. If you don't have either of these systems, then you can't use PrestoServe, since it consists of *both* software and non-volatile memory hardware. First create the device special file, if it does not already exist: cd /dev MAKEDEV pr0 Second, enable PrestoServe on the filesystems you wish to accellerate: /usr/etc/presto -u /dev/ra1c Or just type plain old /usr/etc/presto -u if you want everything served. All the information you need is in the manual pages. Just read presto(8), dxpresto(8), presto(4), and prestoctl_svc(8). I had no documentation when I first saw a prototype 5500, and I managed to turn on this subsystem for a benchmark. (It made a pronounced difference, BTW ;-) If *I* can figure it out, then ... :-) The only decisions you might want to make are basically whether or not you are getting full benefit of the capabilities of this system. You can use presto or dxpresto to view statistics which can give you a handle on this. Hope this helps, Frank
pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov) (02/08/91)
In article <1895@riscy.enet.dec.com>, frank@croton.enet.dec.com (Frank Wortner) writes: > In article <AJT.91Feb6151243@bilbo.bhpmrl.oz.au>, ajt@bilbo.bhpmrl.oz.au > (Andrew Telford) writes: > > I'm assuming that you have the appropriate hardware: a DECsystem 5500 > or the 5100 and its optional PrestoServe board. If you don't have either > of these systems, then you can't use PrestoServe, since it consists of > *both* software and non-volatile memory hardware. > [ after waiting 2 years for the obvious uVAX II -> uVAX III upgrade and other mythical related products, I know that this falls in the category of "dumb question", but what the hey ]: Are all of us who squandered our companies' capital budgets on DEC {23}100s, DEC 5400s, DEC 58n0s, and DEC 5000s going to be left out in the cold on this product ? greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny pavlov@stewart.fstrf.org [ yes, I know: the uVAX upgrade eventually appeared .... ]
chet@decwrl.dec.com (Chet Juszczak) (02/10/91)
In article <3177@canisius.UUCP> pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov) writes: >In article <1895@riscy.enet.dec.com>, frank@croton.enet.dec.com (Frank Wortner) writes: >> In article <AJT.91Feb6151243@bilbo.bhpmrl.oz.au>, ajt@bilbo.bhpmrl.oz.au >> (Andrew Telford) writes: >> >> I'm assuming that you have the appropriate hardware: a DECsystem 5500 >> or the 5100 and its optional PrestoServe board. If you don't have either >> of these systems, then you can't use PrestoServe, since it consists of >> *both* software and non-volatile memory hardware. >> > [ after waiting 2 years for the obvious uVAX II -> uVAX III upgrade and > other mythical related products, I know that this falls in the category > of "dumb question", but what the hey ]: > > Are all of us who squandered our companies' capital budgets on > DEC {23}100s, DEC 5400s, DEC 58n0s, and DEC 5000s going to be left > out in the cold on this product ? > > greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny > pavlov@stewart.fstrf.org > > > [ yes, I know: the uVAX upgrade eventually appeared .... ] You can upgrade a 5400 to a 5500 today. If you think some other platform would make a good Prestoserve host (the DS5000 comes to my mind), then I suggest you convey your interest to your local sales office. -chet Chet Juszczak chet@decvax.dec.com (decvax!chet)
pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov) (02/11/91)
In article <1991Feb9.224031.777@pa.dec.com>, chet@decwrl.dec.com (Chet Juszczak) writes: > > You can upgrade a 5400 to a 5500 today. > .... that's very much appreciated. Whether that is the sign of an "en- lightened" DEC or a smart legal department, though, will only become known if this novel practice is extended to other DEC RISC platforms. > If you think some other platform would make a good Prestoserve > host (the DS5000 comes to my mind), then I suggest you convey > your interest to your local sales office. > .... but the sales office mutters about higher-level "marketing decisions" and product "positioning". Hey, I like ping ppong as much as the bext person. But it's no fun being the ball. greg pavlov, fstrf, anherst, ny pavlov@stewart.fstrf.org