Re: smp problems on AlphaServer 4100

[Bill MacAllister <bill@macallister.grass-valley.ca.us>]

--On Sunday, February 26, 2006 09:31:03 AM +0100 Marc Schlensog 
<fishtank@web.de> wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 22:55:16 -0800
> Bill MacAllister <bill@macallister.grass-valley.ca.us> wrote:
>
> [...]
> > Yes.  I have pretty much decided to purge the qLogic controllers
> from
> > my Alpha/Linux systems.  I will use old NCR based cards, like an
> > Intraserver 4280, to boot from and Adaptec controllers for the bulk
> > of the disks.
>
> Just wondering: What kind of Adaptec are you planning to put into
> your box? IIRC, the ITI-4280 is a Dual-Channel UW-card, so using
> anything short of an Adaptec 29160 wouldn't make much sense IMHO.
> At least the 4280 is a rather behaving child, SRM- as well as linux-
> wise :-)
>
> Marc

Yes, you are exactly correct.  Of course, my project has been more of a 
fire fight rather than careful analysis.  So, I probably will not put any 
of the Adaptec cards that I have in the Alpha's and just wait until the 
school can afford something reasonable.  Sort of sad to drop performance 
back, but stable first, fast later.

Bill

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