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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: Ultrix and power failures......
Message-ID: <6428@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 29 Mar 89 03:53:54 GMT
References: <85729@felix.UUCP>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <85729@felix.UUCP> jeff@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jeff Blomberg) writes:
> Reply-to: jeff@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jeff Blomberg)
> 
> When we purchased our 8650 a couple of years ago, I recall that it had,
> by default, a battery backup system included.  Over these years we have
> had many a power glitch and the 8650 (now running Ultrix 2.2) goes belly-up
> and reboots itself.  Should we expect that the system be able to ride 
> through minor glitches?

The battery backup is only sufficent to preserve memory contents through
some relativly short period of power outage, not enough to maintain normal
system operation.  Naybe this is enough to allow VMS to hibernate and
restart, but as far as I know, there is no corresponding suport in Ultrix...
-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)