Aesquire.311 net.periphs utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!houxi!npois!harpo!esquire!psl Sat Mar 27 05:06:22 1982 Re: More SI experiences We have 10 SI 9400 controllers (5 pairs) running 9766s and find that they work well once the initial problems are solved. So far the initial problems have been: 1) Installation. We're used to a minimum of 16 hour service coverage on our systems with response within 2-4 hours and "no-going-home-until-it's- fixed". The Si crew seems to work on a 8-hour workday that includes travel time from Pluto or Neptune... 2) Variety. We have five pairs of controllers that represent five different versions of the interface. Some of the controllers arrived with mixed versions; e.g. half the boards from one version and half from another. Needless to say, the combination didn't work and it took quite a few round-trips to Pluto to figure that much out and to try to arrange shipment of some matching boards from Aldebarran III... 3) Cabling. The stock cables (from controller to drives) are too short for us, but even if they weren't we would replace them because the standard installation procedure seems to include tying sheepshanks, turk's heads, carrick bends, and monkey's fist knots in them. Peter Langston esquire!psl ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.