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| Title: | Windows NT |
| Notice: | See note 15.0 for HCL location |
| Moderator: | TARKIN::LIN .com::FOLEY |
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| Created: | Thu Oct 31 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 6086 |
| Total number of notes: | 31449 |
5660.0. "KZESC, KZPSC boot support?" by ADOV01::JARMAN () Sun Feb 09 1997 17:23
I've looked here and in the NT HCL but can't find the answer to this
simple question
For Windows/NT 4 .....
On Alpha platforms, can disks on a KZESC (EISA RAID controller) or on a
KZPSC (PCI variant of the same) be used as boot disks? If the answer is
yes, are there any restrictions in what sort of disks they are (ie
JBOD, mirror sets, RAID5 sets etc)?
Also, if the answer is yes, the obvious next question is - is this
supported by Microsoft, is it Digital supported extra functionality or
is it a case of yes it works but nobody actually certifies that it
works and therefore nobody will support it if you have problems?
If anybody knows, I'll be happy to let the customer of mine who asked
what the real story is
thanks in advance
Brian Jarman, Technical Support, Adelaide, South Australia
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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 5660.1 | | DECWET::LEESC | | Mon Feb 10 1997 08:51 | 9 |
| Boot support for the KZESC/KZPSC is available on most Alpha platforms.
The boot support is provided in the firmware by the inclusion of the
driver i.e. if you see SWXCR in the firmware, then boot support is
provided.
As for restrictions on the type of disk, I do not believe there are any.
Scott
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| 5660.2 | Clarification please | CGOOA::OWONG | SKIWI in Canada (VAO) | Wed May 28 1997 18:04 | 12 |
| Further clarification if possible please. I've done dir/tit=boot and
dir/tit=mirror but it's not 100% clear.
Boot support on KZPSC is provided by the firmware. Does this mean I
can configure 2 disks as hardware RAID 1, use them as my NT boot disk
and in the event one of the drives failed, I could continue operating
and/or reboot from the remaining drive.
My customer is looking for hardware only solution against failure of the
system drive.
Owen.
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| 5660.3 | | CSC32::HOEPNER | A closed mouth gathers no feet | Wed May 28 1997 18:20 | 2 |
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You can hardware mirror two disks off the same KZPSC and boot.
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| 5660.4 | ...additionally ... | MPOS01::naiad.mpo.dec.com::mpos01::cerling | I'[email protected] | Thu May 29 1997 08:40 | 6 |
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...but I think you still have to have two boot selections because
the boot selections go to a specific hardware device. I have a
customer that did it this way.
tgc
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