[geeks] Re: [rescue] Re: Sad end to SGI Power Challenge XL story

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 11:08:02AM -0500, Big Endian wrote:

> >So, assuming I decided not to go with a Challenge DM for a workgroup 
> >server.
> >What sort of Sun would be needed to handle 10+ scsi channels and numerous 
> >FDDI
> >and FastE ports, plus perhaps HiPPI, with all connections having only one
> >machine on it simultaneously demanding full bandwidth?  Or do you think a
> >challenge is also unable to handle this?  I haven't tried it on a 
> >challenge.
> >All I know is that SGI has customers who have gotten it working.
> 
> Chalenges don't do FastE.  You'll need an Origin for that.  But my L 
> has 2 FDDI channels, 5 scsi channels, and I *CAN'T* push it to its 
> limits without a more demanding network I/O situation.  I have to say 
> that if you need I/O ore massive processing the SGIs just *RULE*.  I 
> wouldn't put one on the public internet, but thats why we all have 
> suns and solaris.  To each their own, but if anybody wants to fucking 
> *SHOOT* a challenge DM/L/XL *PLEASE* call me first, I'll take it.

I thought that FastE was well entrenched before the origins came out.

I'm just thinking about that in the near future (near meaning as soon as I
get my SpigotPower AV card working, or as soon as I can get a replacement), 
I'm going to be working to move uncompressed video around, and I don't want
to have to wait 4 hours for every 15 minute chunk of video (or more 
realistcally 32 minutes per 4 minute chunk).  FC-AL has potential, but the
cast for enclosures is scary, and I'm not real familiar with the limitations
of dual loop.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd