[Info-vax] Software Question: to config and monitor msa 30 disks on 5300a RA Card

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Chuck Aaron wrote:
> I have an Alpha Ds25 that is running vms 8.3. It has two
> RA cards and my question: is there any software that will
> allow me to monitor my RA disks on an MSA30 from my desktop
> PC?
> 
> Thanks in Advance.

I suspect that you will have to write your own!  RA series disks have 
been hopelessly obsolete for at least the last ten years.  If you have 
some still running, my congratulations.  If you can afford the electric 
bill, my heartfelt congratulations!

For those who came late, the RA81 weighed about 150 pounds, was 19" 
wide, about 36" deep and 12" high and had a capacity IIRC of about 
450MB, drew a 35 Ampere starting surge and 7 amperes steady state! I met 
my first in 1984.  Later RA series disk (RA9x?) were physically smaller 
and had greater capacities.  I don't miss them!