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Subject: clusters
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Date: Fri, 16-Jan-87 11:37:00 EST
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We have one uVax II and are planing to buy another one. We are using
the uVax for gathering data from our pilotplants for process
calculations and returning setpoints to controllers (we are using a
asynchronous line). We are making process simulations at the same time
we are using the pilotplant. We are also developing processmodels for
the pilotplants.

I recently heard from Digital that it is possible to make a cluster of 2
uVax'es. It sound's good.

I have still a couple of things I would like to know more about.

1. Is it possible in a cluster to dedicate one processor for "on-line"
   process calculations, while the other one is for program development.

2.  What is the minimum disk space requirement for the system-disk.


Thanks in advance,

Hans Sundstroem

E-mail  Sundstro@Finabo.Bitnet

        Abo Akademi
        Department of Chemical Engineering
        Heat Engineering Laboratory
        Finland