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- From: erl@powell.cs.jt.dk (Erik Bruijn Larsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware
- Subject: Re: SMD drives and the Sparc 690MP
- Message-ID: <erl.724943355@powell>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 13:09:15 GMT
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- mjewison@nereid.sal.ists.ca (Mike Jewison) writes:
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- >I am relatively new to the system administration world, and I've got a
- >question I hope someone can answer. We are currently running a
- >Sun 4/280 server with three disks connected via an SMD controller.
- >There are plans to upgrade the 4/280 to a Sparc 690MP in the near future.
- >Sun isn't very interested in taking back our old disks, so we would, if
- >possible, like to make use of them with the new server. Is it possible
- >to take the SMD controller card from the 4/280 and plug it directly into
- >the 690MP? If not, does anyone know of a card which would plug into the
- >690 and allow us to make use of the SMD drives?
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- As far as I know it is possible to plug a SMD controller in the Sparc 690MP.
- In one month or so I have to do the same like you.
- Our dealer told me that it is possible, so I trust him.
- SMD controllers should also be supported by Solaris 2.x.
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- Erik Bruijn Larsen
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