--- Goetz Neumann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> while I agree on the protection aspect, I would suggest to leave
> a bootable MPE Image on an internal disk. This can be very handy
> e.g. to run offline diagnostics from it, and if you'd had SAN
> trouble, you could run ODE Mapper to find them FC disks 'out there'.
>
While I agree with keeping a bootable MPE partition on the internal disk, there is also another
very useful aspect. It is a product called "Dump to Disc" which comes from HP. With the large
memory systems currently availble, dumping to tape becomes a VERY slow process.
-Craig
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