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From: pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: many SCSI disks on 2100s?
Message-ID: <3060@canisius.UUCP>
Date: 6 Dec 90 04:24:29 GMT
References: <obKybH=0BwwK8Thd4s@transarc.com>
Organization: Canisius College, Buffalo N.Y. 14208
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In article <obKybH=0BwwK8Thd4s@transarc.com>, Steve_Lammert@TRANSARC.COM writes:
> 
> We have several DECstation 2100s with multiple SCSI disks.
> These are server machines, typically with a small boot/usr/swap disk...
> 
> I'd like to add a fourth WREN VII to these systems, but worry
> about the ability of the 2100 to handle this configuration.
> 
  The 2100 will "handle" the additional disk, but unless you are severely
  disk seek-limited, you are unlikely to get additional i/o output.  E.g.,
  if the additional disk is to accomodate additional users and/or applica-
  tions, I think that you will see degredation in performance per user.

  greg pavlov
  pavlov@stewart.fstrf.org