SUMMARY: Memory Channel on PC164LX systems

From: Jonathan Nicholson <jjn_at_sanger.ac.uk>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 08:54:01 +0100 (BST)

> Jonathan Nicholson wrote:
> >
> > Hio, We have 2 ALPHAPC164LX based machines running Digital Unix 4.0D and
> > we want to use this configuration with memory channel, we have the cards
> > (Model CCMAA) which are to be configured in 'virtual hub' mode (ie back to
> > back)
> >
> > All the jumpers have been set correctly, and the TruCluster software
> > (v1.5) has been installed, and has seen the MC cards.
> >
> > However when the system tries to initialise the Available server
> > environment it crashes with a kernel memory fault.
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas? (Can't log this one with digital unfortunately)

Thanks to the people who responded, the basic answer is that it doesn't
work! It was never designed to work...

Our resellers who sold us the equipment have agreed to take the 'home
grown' boxes back and swap them for some re-conditioned alphaserver 1000s
which do support memory channel....

Thanks again for the replies!

Regards,

Jonathan

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