They are the correct mbus modules : )
>.>On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Martin Wedel wrote:
>.>
>.>> The excitement mounts! : ) . I have managed to procure a set
of
>.>> SM52X procs (both cards, 4 procs) and a decent amount of ram
(320mb)
>.>> for my 670MP. Also picked up some cheap full height 3.5 gb SCSI-2
>.>
>.>One teeny-tiny gotcha:
>.>
>.>Are these a SM520 module and a SM521 module, or SM52X modules?
>.>
>.>SS10's and SS20's can fit two SM52X's. 4/600 systems have opposing
mbus
>.>slots and require the SM520/SM521 pair of modules to fit them both
(the
>.>connector is on different sides).
>.>
>.>You might just be able to get a SM52X into the first mbus slot, but
>.>there's no way it will work in the second. It's a double-wide card
and it
>.>would hang off of the end of the board.
>.>
>.>P/n for the SM520 is 501-2444, SM521 is 501-2445.
>.>
>.>> drives. I should have all of the parts together within the next
few
>.>> weeks. My question is this. Who on the list is actively running
one of
>.>> the MP systems, and more specifically, what OS are you running?
Are
>.>> there any other recommended cards (ei scsi cards with higher
>.>> throughput) I should look for?
>.>
>.>If you have a 501-2055 CPU board then you have 10MB/sec fast/narrow
SCSI
>.>already. Otherwise you have 5MB/sec. If you're running several
SCSI
>.>disks then an extra SCSI card will help.
>.>
>.>Solaris 2.x is the most proven OS for SMP 4/600 configurations. If
you
>.>aren't adverse to doing a little hacking with adb you can even run
>.>current releases (Solaris 7 tested but 8 should work as well).
>.>
>.>-James
>.>
>.>
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