Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell
Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1992 01:09:44 GMT
Reply-To:     Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET>
From:         ferwil@MS.UKY.EDU
Subject:      Re: RISC/6000 & Novell

In article <01GIVGE5A9G0000EGV@UNCA.BITNET> you write:
>We're considering adding a RISC System/6000 to our Novell network.  We'd like
>for users to have access to both systems, and we're trying to figure out the
>BEST configuration.  We've met with IBM networking personnel, and have found
>that MANY options are available... Please contact me if you have any such
>configuration, and you have a few moments for me to ask you about it !!!
>
>And, if you're anywhere near the Asheville area, we'd love a chance to visit
>your site and see just how you have your system set up !!!  THANKS !!!!!!!!!
>
>Joan Colburn
>Mountain Area Health Education Center
>(704) 257-4460
>
>or 'write to me' at:
>colburn@unca.bitnet
>colburn@unca.edu


Hi!
 We are in the process of ordering an RS/6000 350. This will replace a
MicroVax Cluster (2 CPUs) and will be used to analyze load flows of
electrical power lines (I work for a rural electric cooperative!).

The latest idea of hooking into our Netware 3.11 LAN is the following:

 The engineers will have 486/33 with 1280x1024 resolution video as
 X-stations. These PCs (4) will be on a TCP/IP LAN with the RS/6000.

 This Ethernet lan will be connected to our file server (the lan
  is primarily Arcnet.).

 The engineers will be running MS-Windows 3.x and the Hummingbird
  eXceed/W X-terminal emulator. The TCP/IP transport will be the
  Novell LAN Workplace TCP/IP.

       PC      PC     PC    PC      RS/6k

  |----|-------|------|-----|---------|-------|--------|
                                              |
                                              |
                                              |
                                          Novell File Server
                                            |    |     |
                                            |    |     |
                                            Arcnet Lans
                                            / \ / \  / \
                                          PC  PC PC PC PC

In this configuration, the engineers will talk to the RS as fast as
possible (as can be expected with ether...) and the Arcnet lan users
will be able to access the RS, if needed. Of course, IPX and TCP/IP
will be bound to the ethernet card and arcnet cards in the Novell
File server.

We came to the conclusion also due to the fact that the RS/6k would
be located in the engineer's work area, rather than in our glass houe
 (computer room). And if the File server was down, the engineers would
still be able to access the RS.

Hope this helps. It has take several months of looking at many products
to come to this state, and it may not be the end configuration.
We hope to have the RS/6k in house next month. OF course, I am getting married
and will be gone most of the month, so I will not get to play with the
new toy as soon as it arrives. Oh well....

Fernie

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