[Info-vax] SmartArray 5300a again

[Wilm Boerhout]

R.A.Omond vaguely mentioned on 20-1-2009 14:38:
> Christoph Gartmann wrote:
>> In article <4975cdf1$0$13985$ba620dc5 at nova.planet.nl>,
>  > Wilm Boerhout <w6.boerhout at planet.nl> writes:
>>> Does "Smart" in SmartArray mean that you can direct it to present two 
>>> 1TB volumes to the VMS host, and then join these as a VMS volume set?
>>
>> Yes to the first part of your question, that is you may direct the 
>> controller
>> to present two volumes to the VMS host. But it is very unlikely to create
>> a volume set larger than 1 TB :-(
> 
> It's only each individual volume that is restricted
> in size - the bound volume set (in total) is not
> subject to this restriction.  So go ahead and bind
> the partitions.

Or, in the category "1000 useless tricks for a 5300a" you could create a 
shadow set out of the two 1TB volumes, and do an $INIT /ERASE DSA0: on 
it. Nice disk exerciser! Hear the hum lower in frequency when the heads 
reach the outside of the platter :-)

/Wilm [idling at the moment]