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Conference marvin::sync_drivers

Title:VMS synchronous device drivers
Notice:Don't see UKCSSE::WANDD_UPDATE for anything
Moderator:MARVIN::CARLINI
Created:Wed Nov 04 1987
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:656
Total number of notes:2530

656.0. "DSW42 support on VMS 7.1" by KERNEL::VERNOND () Thu May 22 1997 10:13

    Hi,
    
    A customer has heard that DSW42 cards are not supported under VMS 7.1
    and DECnet Plus. Is this true?
    
    I haven't been able to locate any information on this and would
    appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dave Vernon
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656.1SPD does list supportHTKING::M_SHELDONThu May 22 1997 14:388
I am not product management... but the DECnet-Plus V7.1 OpenVMS VAX
SPD 25.03.42 makes it very clear that a DSW42 is supported.



							Mike Sheldon
							CSC/CS Network Support
656.2MARVIN::CARLINIFri May 23 1997 06:548
>    A customer has heard that DSW42 cards are not supported under VMS 7.1
>    and DECnet Plus. Is this true?

Untrue. The DSW2x/4x are supported under OpenVMS V7.1 and DECnet-Plus V7.1.

So where did your customer hear this little gem?

Antonio
656.3thanksKERNEL::VERNONDTue May 27 1997 11:3411
    Thanks for your replies, I've had a quick chat with the customer and it 
    turns out that they were actually asking about the support from VMS 5.5-2 
    to VMS 7.1 and sync cards.
    
    What they heard from Teressa Morley, Bank of Kuwait was that she believed 
    some configurations to be unsupported. 
    
    I apologise, as I took this call off a collegue, and so didn't get the
    whole story. A case of chinese wispers.
                                          
    Again, thanks.
656.4Any old iron ...MARVIN::CARLINIWed May 28 1997 11:457
    Some configurations are unsupported (e.g. MicroVAX 3100 Model 85, Model
    96, Model 88, Model 98). Basically, if it is not in the SPD, it is
    unsupported. There may be some work happening in the future to add
    support (i.e. if I can get the hardware, I'll do the testing ...
    donations and loans gratefully accepted :-)
    
    Antonio