[rescue] Re: [geeks] SGI Origin 200 firewire upgrade - A little OT

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It has two scsi busses, one narrow, one wide.  The narrow one does not go
external, I'm not sure if the wide goes external.
	Nick

On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Joshua D. Boyd wrote:

> Doesn't the O200 have multiple external SCSI buses?  If so, adding more
> storage is a simple matter of adding a new storage array and hooking it up
> to the next free bus.
> 
> What do you use the machine for anyway?
> 
> --
> Joshua Boyd
> 
> On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Simeon Johnston wrote:
> 
> > Not really sun related but I know you guys are at least familiar with
> > SGI.
> > :-)
> > Just to keep it slightly on topic....  What sun machine would be
> > comparable with the SGI Origin 200?  I have no idea what models would be
> > comparable in speed and I/O performance.  Also expandability.  Just
> > curious.
> > 
> > Is it possible to upgrade the Origin 200 with a firewire expansion
> > card?  If so what is the best expansion path available?
> > 
> > I'm also wondering what kind of HD's this can take (SCSI).  We already
> > have 10 drives hanging off the external SCSI + one internal OS disk.
> > Does the sgi need special HD's?
> > 
> > Looking for a way to get more storage space out of this thing.  It kicks
> > a** in the speed department but the drives are getting a little cramped.
> > 
> > We would be willing to swap a few drives but I'm not sure what kind they
> > take (newer drives that are compatible and can handle the speed).
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > sim
> > 
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