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SCO on non-scsi hardware
- Thread starter Leefp1
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It will install OK (with the 5.0.6a patch), but don't use IDE/udma HD's in other than a support machine, or with a *very* small number of users.
Response times in a mutli-user environment suck in comparison to SCSI, due to the single-treaded design of IDE.
SCSI is multi-threaded and can accept and act on multiple requests at the same time. IDE drives have to wait to complete one request before they can process another.
IDE tape drives, mostly Travan, suck *big time*. They are un-reliable, break often and the media is way more expensive than DAT.
Pat Welch, UBB Computer Services
Caldera Authorized Partner
Unix/Linux/Windows/Hardware Sales/Support
(209) 745-1401 Fax: (413) 714-2833
Response times in a mutli-user environment suck in comparison to SCSI, due to the single-treaded design of IDE.
SCSI is multi-threaded and can accept and act on multiple requests at the same time. IDE drives have to wait to complete one request before they can process another.
IDE tape drives, mostly Travan, suck *big time*. They are un-reliable, break often and the media is way more expensive than DAT.
Pat Welch, UBB Computer Services
Caldera Authorized Partner
Unix/Linux/Windows/Hardware Sales/Support
(209) 745-1401 Fax: (413) 714-2833
It will install OK (with the 5.0.6a patch), but don't use IDE/udma HD's in other than a support machine, or with a *very* small number of users.
Response times in a mutli-user environment suck in comparison to SCSI, due to the single-treaded design of IDE.
SCSI is multi-threaded and can accept and act on multiple requests at the same time. IDE drives have to wait to complete one request before they can process another.
IDE tape drives, mostly Travan, suck *big time*. They are un-reliable, break often and the media is way more expensive than DAT. Pat Welch, UBB Computer Services
Caldera Authorized Partner
Unix/Linux/Windows/Hardware Sales/Support
(209) 745-1401 Fax: (413) 714-2833
Response times in a mutli-user environment suck in comparison to SCSI, due to the single-treaded design of IDE.
SCSI is multi-threaded and can accept and act on multiple requests at the same time. IDE drives have to wait to complete one request before they can process another.
IDE tape drives, mostly Travan, suck *big time*. They are un-reliable, break often and the media is way more expensive than DAT. Pat Welch, UBB Computer Services
Caldera Authorized Partner
Unix/Linux/Windows/Hardware Sales/Support
(209) 745-1401 Fax: (413) 714-2833
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