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lothar esser
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Gigabit Ethernet Card info

Hi,
it's been too long that I was shopping for ES40 hardware so I solicit your advice...
Recently, our network was upgraded to gigabit and I need to know which gigabit ethernet card would work well in a ES40 (Tru64 v5.1b). My search so far revealed DEGPA-TA or 3X-DEGXA-TA.
(I am looking for copper wire not fibre optics)
The prices (mostly refurbished) range from $500 - $1500. First I don't know the difference (specs) between the two parts. Also, is gigabit ethernet technology still that expensive ?
Thanks for any advice.
Lothar
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Ivan Ferreira
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Re: Gigabit Ethernet Card info

According to the quickspecs:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/10479_na/10479_na.HTML

DEGPA-TA is under "Retiring Models"

3X-DEGXA-TA is under "End-of-Life Models"

Features seems to be the same. Considering "age" parameters, you should go for DEGXA.
Por que hacerlo dificil si es posible hacerlo facil? - Why do it the hard way, when you can do it the easy way?
lothar esser
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Re: Gigabit Ethernet Card info

Thanks for the information and especially for the link. According to the information in the linke the New Product would be 3X-DEGXA-TB. Is this what I should get ?
Ivan Ferreira
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Re: Gigabit Ethernet Card info

Only if it's listed in the quickspecs for ES40 servers.
Por que hacerlo dificil si es posible hacerlo facil? - Why do it the hard way, when you can do it the easy way?
lothar esser
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Re: Gigabit Ethernet Card info

Hmm, it is listed in the link you provided but I am unable to find quickspecs for the now retired alpha servers like ES40 - but even if I did, would a new model of a network card be listed there already?
Vladimir Fabecic
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Re: Gigabit Ethernet Card info

Supported option for ES40 is 3X-DEGXA-TA.
But 3X-DEGXA-TB is also working OK.
I have one TRU64 5.1B PK4 machine working OK and two OpenVMS 8.2 machines working OK with 3X-DEGXA-TB.
Is gigabit ethernet technology still expensive?
No, but alpha server options are.
If looking for supported option, get 3X-DEGXA-TA, otherwise get 3X-DEGXA-TB.
Not in supported list does not mean not working. It just was not tested long enough.
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