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From: ubc-bdcvax!joerg@uunet.uu.net (Joerg Messer)
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Subject: Is SMD-4 Controller Compatible with a SPARCstation 330?
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Does anyone know whether there are any technical reasons for Sun's refusal
to sell its SMD-4 controllers with the SPARCstation 330?  My understanding
was that the only important difference between the 330 and the 370, on
which Sun supports the SMD-4, was the number of expansion slots. Since I
have no experience with SPARC machines, I'm a little hesitant about
putting together a system configuration that Sun claims they don't support
unless I have strong evidence indicating things will work. Unfortunately,
we need the superior performance of the SMD configuration, but can't
effort a SPARCstation 370.

I would be interested in the experiences of anyone who actually has an
SMD-4 plugged into a SPARCstation 330. In addition, I would also be
interested in hearing from anyone who can provide a comparison of SCSI/SMD
disk performance on the 330.

Joerg Messer   				        joerg@bdc.ubc.ca
Biosciences Data Centre               ...ubc-cs!ubc-bdcvax!joerg
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada                             Ph: (604) 228-6527