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Conference 7.286::fddi

Title:	FDDI - The Next Generation

Moderator:	NETCAD::STEFANI

Created:	Thu Apr 27 1989
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2259
Total number of notes:	8590

1993.0. "DEFTA-DA and OpenVMS V5.5-2" by SCASS1::DAVIES (Mark, NPB Sales, Dallas,TX) Thu Mar 21 1996 17:47

    My customer has purchased 200 Alpha 3000 systems running OpenVMS
    V5.5-2.  They can not upgrade beyond V5.5-2 because this is already
    certified for this government project and to recertify would cost
    dollars and take time.
    
    They currently use Ethernet, but are looking at using FDDI instead.
    
    They would purchase 200 DEFTA-DA's if this decision is made.  
    
    Are there any gothca's around using the DEFTA-DA with OpenVMS V5.5-2
    that would prohibit this configuration?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Mark

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1993.1 NPSS::JOHNSON Mike J., Network Products Support Fri Mar 22 1996 08:38 9

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1993.1		NPSS::JOHNSON	Mike J., Network Products Support	`Fri Mar 22 1996 08:38`	9
	Mark, Please check the SPD to be sure, but if memory serves, the biggest gotcha has nothing to do with DEFTA's. Wasn't V5.5-2 a VAX ONLY release ??? I believe the AXP equivalent was 1.5 and the VAX and Alpha streams "merged" again in 6.0. Again, that is from memory, so please check the SPD. /mj

Mark,

Please check the SPD to be sure, but if memory serves, the biggest gotcha has
nothing to do with DEFTA's.  Wasn't V5.5-2 a VAX ONLY release ???   I believe
the AXP equivalent was 1.5 and the VAX and Alpha streams "merged" again in 6.0.

Again, that is from memory, so please check the SPD.

/mj