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From: jim@rwsys.lonestar.org (James Wyatt KA5VJL)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Advanced Netware and MFM
Summary: MFM isn't the only choice - SCSI works too (with a driver)
Keywords: Netware MFM SCSI
Message-ID: <13634@rwsys.lonestar.org>
Date: 4 Apr 91 20:00:31 GMT
References: <1991Mar27.134625.10659@isc.rit.edu>
Reply-To: jim@rwsys.lonestar.org (James Wyatt KA5VJL)
Organization: R/W Systems, Richland Hills, Texas, 76118-5849 (817) 595-0571
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res8595@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
>We're setting up a small office LAN, and are planning on installing Advanced
>Netware.  The vendors we've talked to are saying that we have to use MFM drives
>  Is this true?  Thanks in advance.

No, this is not strictly true. Your vendors don't know enough about the Netware
market. We use SCSI drives here, but another disk driver is needed. The OnTrack
VADD (Value-Added Disk Driver) links in with the Netware kernel and utilities
to provide very good support. The only SCSI adaptors we use are from Adaptek,
so I don't know if others are supported (i.e. FutureDomain). You can also mix
MFM and SCSI drives, if you wish. We started with two IDEs on the first server
and added a 170Mb SCSI later without a complete reinstall. We just use SCSI
now - most of the time.

Netware, however, does not come with SCSI drivers, you must buy those form
OnTrak. I can get the address if you want.
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