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

[H Vlems]

On 22 okt, 16:09, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber... at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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!

The RA81 was not that heavy, wasn't it? More like 50 to 60 kgr (say
130 lbs).
Anyway, I seriously doubt the OP has an RAxx SDI disk connected to a
DS25 ;-)
Hans