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- From: zapantis@uvphys.phys.uvic.ca (Nik Zapantis)
- Subject: Re: Plans for mixed Alpha/VAX cluster with common system disk?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.180234.26912@sol.UVic.CA>
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- Sender: zapantis@phastc.phys.uvic.ca (Nik Zapantis)
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- Organization: University of Victoria, Physics & Astronomy
- References: <01GQSBYNA64Y9I497E@KVI.nl> <1992Nov12.224853.23999@engage.pko.dec.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 18:02:34 GMT
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- -In article <1992Nov12.224853.23999@engage.pko.dec.com>, parris@star.enet.dec.com (Keith B. Parris) writes:
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- |>We don't presently plan to support a common system disk shared between VAX and
- |>Alpha systems. Cluster-common files (SYSUAF, RIGHTSLIST, etc.) can be shared.
- |>
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- Will the Alpha support/mount a VAX/VMS system disk? In other words, will I be
- able to have both an Alpha VMS disk and a VAX/VMS disk mounted on an Alpha
- system, and boot Alphas from the Alpha disk and VAXens from the VAX disk?
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- _________---_---_-_-_-_-_____-_----____---__-__-_-_-----_-_--_--___-_-__---__-_
- |>Keith B. Parris, Digital Equipment Corporation, Alpha VMS Clusters & I/O Group
- |>----_-____-_--_-__-_---_-___-_-_-_--__-_-__---__-_---_-___-_-_-_-_____--_--___-_
- |>Anything blatantly opinionated or which is later found to be inaccurate was
- |>mine, of course. Digital gets the credit for any actual facts which appear.
- |>-_-_--__-_-__----___---__-__-_-_-_-_____-__--_____---_-___-_-_-_--__-_--_--___-_
- |>
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