I asked the list some questions regarding AlphaServer 1200's. My
original question is below mixed in with answers:
> I'm interested in other's experiences with the AlphaServer 1200 model.
> Anything that you'd like to share about your experiences with these
> machines would be appreciated.
>
> I also have a few specific questions about them:
>
> 1) Are they rackmountable? All indications would seem that they just
> sit on a shelf in a rack in their normal upright "pedistal" position.
> Is this indeed the case? What's the part number if any for this
> "rackmount kit"?
Everett L. Doner <edoner_at_www.oberlin.edu> writes:
| The rackmounting isn't really true rackmounting; there is a kit ( part #.
| 2T-R1200-AB at about $1,000) that the entire unit in pedastal form is placed
| into. It's a fairly nice design in that the server moves in and out of the
| rack on rails, and makes it fairly easy to perform maintenance, etc. Two of
| them make a nice fit in a Digital (er, Compaq?) 67 inch cabinet.
More details can be found in the Online version of the Systems and
Options catalog here:
<URL:
http://www.digital.com/SOHOME>
> 2) Does their internal storage shelf have it's own power supply
> (ck-ba35xx-hh), and can it have two of these?
No, the internal storage shelf gets its power from the system
enclosure, not from power supplies plugged into the shelf.
Thanks to:
Everett L. Doner <edoner_at_www.oberlin.edu>
A. Mahendra Rajah, System Manager" <A.Mahendra.Rajah_at_Meena.CC.URegina.CA>
Paul Crittenden <crittend_at_storm.simpson.edu>
Received on Tue Jul 28 1998 - 18:34:27 NZST