--- On Mon, 9/15/08, Mark Landin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
workstation running CommandView. Since the VA7410 has dual head controller, you
can have two connections to the HP and one connection to the CommandView
workstation. The commandview workstation is required to update the firmware,
and do some performance logging.
OK, I'm getting feedback from some that a Windows box is required, and
will require either a dedicated fiber connection or a fiber switch.
I know I have a k-class 9000 in Belgium running a VA7100, and I
distinctly remember the disk guy configufing the VA directly from the
UX box without a dedicated fiber connection using a character-based
utility. Is something that simple not available on the MPE side?
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Mark,
You certainly do NOT need a switch at all, that is the beauty of the VA7410. It has "dual-head" controllers, i.e. each controller has two connections.
One connection goes to the HP3k, from both controllers.
Then the CommandView workstation can connect directly to the VA (either side), via a fibre connection.
You can configure the VA through the serial port, however, if you are supporting it in a different country, you will want commandview.
A small hp-ux workstation with a fibre card, is under $800 easily.
Or you can use windows, your call.
I do have some VA's that have a PC attached to the serial port. While it works, and I don't have any issues, a newbie would prefer the GUI that Windows or HP-UX Xterm has.
-Craig
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