Xref: utzoo comp.os.vms:16610 comp.sys.dec:1635 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!pacbell!ames!indri!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!mike From: mike@ut-emx.UUCP (Mike O'Donnell) Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec Subject: Emulex QD32 - VMS Woes Keywords: QD32, VMS, QBus Message-ID: <16814@ut-emx.UUCP> Date: 9 Aug 89 15:06:49 GMT Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Lines: 20 We have a MicroVAX II with an Emulexe QD32 controller and 2-Fujitsu M2361A drives (super eagles). I have heard some rumors that I would like to verify. First, there is apparently a hardware priority conflict between the Emulex board and other boards on the Q Bus that has caused some fatal bug checks to be generated by VMS. Second, I heard something about problems with this controller when VMS 5.x is installed. Any info on this? Also, Emulex has told me about an upgrade that may be purchased. However this means pulling the board and sending it back to the factory for a couple of weeks. In the meantime, I've got beaucoups of users stranded without any disk capacity. Emulex said there are no alternatives. So help, have any of you found yourselves in this situation? What to do, what to do? Are there any reasonably priced replacements for the QD32? Other ideas welcomed. Thanks, Mike O'Donnell