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

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In article <26ce35dc-0ce4-45b4-87ee-11ae76d8140b at j19g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>, H Vlems <hvlems at freenet.de> writes:
>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! =A0RA series disks have
>> been hopelessly obsolete for at least the last ten years. =A0If you have
>> some still running, my congratulations. =A0If 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. =A0Later RA series disk (RA9x?) were physically smaller
>> and had greater capacities. =A0I 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 ;-)

Maybe it's really an RD54? :P

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