Re: DASD PUMP failure (was:RAID failure)

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From: Walden Leverich <walden@techsoftinc.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Sunday, February 01, 1998 11:06 PM
Subject: RE: DASD PUMP failure (was:RAID failure)


>Checksum support _WAS_ available on the 400 in past releases, but it has
>been dropped (don't recall if it was/will be dropped in V4R1 or V4R2) in
>favor of RAID. All AS/400 models can now run RAID so there is no need for a
>software implementation of RAID (checksum).


Actually, I think checksum support was dropped with the RISC systems.  It is
not available on either of my machines (one V3R6, the other V3R7).

>I agree w/you that all machines (AS/400s AND PC Servers) should be running
>RAID at this point.


RAID or mirroring, definitely.

Dave Shaw, General Nutrition, Greenville, SC (just down the road from BMW -
Bubba Makes Wheels :)
The opinions expressed may not be my employer's unless I'm sufficiently
persuasive...


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