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From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
To: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
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Subject: Re: IBM SSA (Serial Storage Architecture)
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On Sat, 6 Oct 2001, Matthew Jacob wrote:

...
> > > Heh, do they still make SSA disks?  It's amazing sometimes the amount of
> > > stuff that IBM sells.
> > 
> > They have to, if only for the SHARK array.
> 
> SHARKs can come with a regular FC interface.

  Internaly the IBM Shark (Enterprise Storage Server) is all SSA.

  IBM makes lots of other drive arrays that are SSA inside.  Since IBM is
big enough to make the drives and the arrays, and then sell and support
them direct to the customer, I guess it makes sense for them.

Tom


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