Xref: utzoo comp.misc:12219 comp.sys.misc:3337 alt.sys.sun:3633 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!mcsun!ukc!mucs!chl From: chl@cs.man.ac.uk (Charles Lindsey) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.misc,alt.sys.sun Subject: Re: Looking for Auspex customer experience Message-ID: Date: 23 Apr 91 08:30:04 GMT References: <1991Apr22.181834.21186@nmt.edu> Followup-To: comp.misc Organization: Dept. Of Comp Sci, Univ. of Manchester, UK. Lines: 19 In <1991Apr22.181834.21186@nmt.edu> rmilner@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Ruth Milner) writes: >We have a requirement in the near future for a Unix system to serve OS and >data to approximately 70 diskless workstations (at least some of which will >Auspex is one of the possibilities for this system. I have all the literature, >and have been to presentations by a couple of Auspex's technical people at >the last Sun User Group meeting. What I need is to hear about real-life >experience with them from the customer base (a small group, I realize). Another possibility is to use Interphase's NC300 (or NC400 for the 490) coprocessor board (you need 1 for each ethernet). This has the advantage that you can use it to reconfigure/upgrade your existing Sun servers, whereas the Auspex is a "start again from scratch" solution (it is difficult even to re-use your existing SCSI discs). So may I hear opionions from netters as to how this product works out in practice? Email and I will summarize (we are geting one on trial, so maybe I can report on that as well).