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From: DDOBKIN@NYBVX1.BITNET (Daniel B Dobkin)
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Subject: rumours
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Date: Tue, 11-Nov-86 14:07:00 EST
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A recent posting to Info-VAX mentioned disk shadowing, a product we have
purchased from DEC, but haven't had the courage to install yet.  Rumours
have been flying around -- most recently in the "Rumour Roundup" column
of Digital Review -- to the effect that shadowing still doesn't work quite
right.  The net posting didn't say anything one way or the other, simply
that the boot device must be an HSC disk.  The "rumour" mentioned above
said (quoting from memory here):

        Fault-intolerant users who can't wait for volume shadowing
        will have to wait a bit longer, until VMS 4.6, now playing
        at selected alpha sites.

Does this mean that DEC has sold us a product that doesn't work?  Or does
it mean that shadowing will be bundled in with VMS 4.6?  How many people
out there are doing HSC volume shadowing now, and how many (like me) have
it (or want it) but are too chicken to give it a whirl without hearing
more from other sites?


If people prefer to send responses directly to me, I will post a summary
to the list.


Daniel B Dobkin
Irving Trust Company

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