Re: Silver release size

["Byron C. Mayes" <bcmayes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In 2002, we at Temple (software only) bought a new COMPAQ Alpha which 
went up in 2003. One thing I did was have it loaded with disk from the 
start: 12 x 36GB drives. End result: we're completely prepared for Silver, 
and will only have to tweak one region to accommodate The Release 
Currently Known As 2005. The old DEC Alpha this replaced wouldn't have 
been able to handle Silver, but it *was* vintage 1998.

In 2003, we acquired a "test/training" server of identical specs (now an hp 
Alpha) via University Tech Fee grant. I received the message literally while 
this box was being set up anc configured. Space allocations have been 
adjusted on this new box to accommodate TRCKA2K5. 

Sometime before we load TRCKA2K5 we'll take the live box down and do all 
of the reconfiguration, plus any other needed maintenance on the 
COMPAQ. I really think that's what everyone is going to have to do if you 
aren't properly allocated now. We will most likely do it when we formally go 
to that release, as it will probably require some downtime anyway. We'll 
just extend that to include the reconfig. I expect the whole thing to take 
about a day, which we'll schedule during an off time.

Byron

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:18:38 -0500
>From: Roger Dutcher <dutcher.roger@xxxxxxxxxx>  
>Subject: Silver release size  
>To: INNOPAC Users Group <innopac@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Hi All
>
>I am a bit intrigued that no one else has addressed the group about this 
yet.  Who else got a letter from III that says their system isn't large enough 
to go to Silver without new drives.
-- 
 Byron C. Mayes, MLS
 Head, Library Systems and Technology
 Temple University * Philadelphia, PA
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