kleonard@gvlv2.GVL.Unisys.COM (Ken Leonard) (02/02/90)
We are attempting to specify a multi-PClone system using *NIX (probably SCO or ISC, U*** not XE***) and are quandarized on disk configuration. -- A key issue is that at least one machine in the net will be running *DOS much of the time with PC/NFS sharing files _both_ways_. -- At least one machine will have a cartridge-tape drive for backup. -- We need to run essentially the same disk/tape configuration of types, not sizes, in all of the machines. -- Comments on the following will be appreciated: - Using SCSI for tape (in CPUs with tape) and ESDI for disk (in all CPUs), or using SCSI for tape and disk (in all CPUs.) - Having more than one disk on a CPU with a tape, or having more than two disks on a CPU with or without a tape. - Having *DOS/*NIX-compatible partition table on all disks, even if only *DOS or *NIX partitions on some drives. - Using a common, *DOS-based, partitioning/lowlevelformatting/badtrackmarking utility since it's a lot easier to floppyboot *DOS to do fixups/changes. We like SPEEDSTOR on our present *DOS-only CPUs. - Using a *DOS-based lowlevelbackup (per drive or partition) utility, so it can be floppybooted. - What have we overlooked? ------------------- thanx and regardz, Ken Leoanrd