[83] in Release_7.7_team
Re: Test Machines in w20
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dorothy Bowe)
Thu May 5 10:00:09 1994
To: John Chase <jchase@MIT.EDU>
Cc: release-77@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To:
Date: Thu, 05 May 94 09:59:54 EDT
From: Dorothy Bowe <dot@MIT.EDU>
Hi John,
> I'd like to make hesiod arrangements to rename a wokkstation
> of each platform to test-'platform name' in the w20 cluster.
> The machines will be in close proximity to each other near
> the cluster phone.
> Is this at all necessary for the release?
> Do you think this is worthwhile?
I personally do not have strong feelings about the issue. If it's a lot
of work, I wouldn't argue strongly. However, if it's fairly easy to do,
it would make it easier to identify test workstations in things like
hotline problems or olc questions.
> The names will be;
> test-sun alias = w20-575-1 Sun SparcClassic
> test-aix220 alais = w20-575-98 RS6000 Model 220
> test-aix320 alais = w20-575-2 RS6000 Model 320
> test-5000m133 alais = w20-575-72 DS5000-133 (???)
> test-5000 DS5000-25 (already in service)
> Currently w20-575-131 is also called test-sun2 and points to
> the beta-sys pack.
> What system pack should I ask for? Right now they point to
> public packs.
I think they should point to the staff-sys packs. I don't think that we
want to subject public machines to the first round of testing, and so
wouldn't want to point them at beta-sys.
> Do we need a test machine for the DS5000 model 133? There is already
> a "test-5000" that is a DS5000 model 25?
It wouldn't hurt. How many 133s are there in W20? Can we make one of
them a test machine without inconveniencing too many people? If there's
a handful of 133s, I'd like to make one a test machine.
Thanks,
Dot
