Comments on: Little Known CLARiiON Facts and Trivia http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia my digital notebook Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:23:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jan A. http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-240521 Jan A. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:09:10 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-240521 Anyone knows the Engineering Password for NST? (Navisphere Service Toolbar) Pulling my hair here :-s Anyone knows the Engineering Password for NST? (Navisphere Service Toolbar)
Pulling my hair here :-s

]]> By: Kamran http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-218510 Kamran Fri, 15 May 2009 15:32:55 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-218510 Not sure about that. From my understanding, Data General developed the first ever Fibre Channel storage array Not sure about that. From my understanding, Data General developed the first ever Fibre Channel storage array

]]> By: Doug.W http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-203083 Doug.W Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:36:54 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-203083 When I worked for DG in the 80,s when many of their disk drives stored about 30 MB on 2-3 14" platters on a single spindle a rack drawer about 12" high. At the time, 5.35" FH "mini" disk drives were just beginning to appear. When I worked in DG's Milford, MA facility, I made a drawing of a fake new product that consisted of a rack drawer that held 16 5.25" drives, configurable as one big volume, or as redundant storage. It was done partly as a joke, and to show that our new, (and troublesome) large drives were fast becoming obsolete. After learning today that DG produced the one of the first the external storage array boxes, I'll wonder forever if my little joke might have given someone the idea that let to the development of this product. :) When I worked for DG in the 80,s when many of their disk drives stored about 30 MB on 2-3 14″ platters on a single spindle a rack drawer about 12″ high.
At the time, 5.35″ FH “mini” disk drives were just beginning to appear. When I worked in DG’s Milford, MA facility, I made a drawing of a fake new product that consisted of a rack drawer that held 16 5.25″ drives, configurable as one big volume, or as redundant storage. It was done partly as a joke, and to show that our new, (and troublesome) large drives were fast becoming obsolete.
After learning today that DG produced the one of the first the external storage array boxes, I’ll wonder forever if my little joke might have given someone the idea that let to the development of this product. :)

]]> By: Sam http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-202026 Sam Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:14:48 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-202026 Some of the old school FE's from DG told me that the codename was "EMC" killer (before EMC bought them) ... Some of the old school FE’s from DG told me that the codename was “EMC” killer (before EMC bought them) …

]]> By: Michael Chludenski http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-174463 Michael Chludenski Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:58:30 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-174463 The original poster of this information obviously attended one of my CLARiiON training classes in the past. Unfortunately, he and has mixed together a couple of anecdotes to form a false notion. Pink Floyd was a password for another completely different storage controller and has nothing to do with CLARiiON. FLARE does indeed stand for Fibre Logic Array Run-time Environment. Cheers. The original poster of this information obviously attended one of my CLARiiON training classes in the past. Unfortunately, he and has mixed together a couple of anecdotes to form a false notion.
Pink Floyd was a password for another completely different storage controller and has nothing to do with CLARiiON. FLARE does indeed stand for Fibre Logic Array Run-time Environment.

Cheers.

]]> By: Mickey B http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-166230 Mickey B Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:02:00 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-166230 FLARE may indeed be an acronym for "Fibre Logic Array Runtime Environment" today, but I assure you that it was not originally so. When the CLARiiON was introduced, there was no such thing as fibre channel and it wasn't on the road map. All disks and all connectivity was SCSI. The original F was for Flexible, I believe. In naming the AViiON, there was a company-wide employee contest for the name and the NOVA II was selected by then president and Data General founder Edson De Castro. I believe it was Janpieter Scheerder who actually came up with the AViiON name. I was one of the AViiON Pioneers, an evangelical group to turn a proprietary minicomputer sales force into an open systems sales force. My favorite submission was Uranus. Employees wanted to tell customers to boot Uranus, or "load the software into Uranus." This fit well into our culture. There was a famous internal document entitled "How to Goad and Levitate the CHAOS Operating System" that was a brilliant spoof on the customer manual "How to Load and Generate your AOS Operating System." DG was a fun place - I worked there from 1983 until 1992. My current employer is almost as much fun. Mickey FLARE may indeed be an acronym for “Fibre Logic Array Runtime Environment” today, but I assure you that it was not originally so. When the CLARiiON was introduced, there was no such thing as fibre channel and it wasn’t on the road map. All disks and all connectivity was SCSI.

The original F was for Flexible, I believe.

In naming the AViiON, there was a company-wide employee contest for the name and the NOVA II was selected by then president and Data General founder Edson De Castro. I believe it was Janpieter Scheerder who actually came up with the AViiON name.

I was one of the AViiON Pioneers, an evangelical group to turn a proprietary minicomputer sales force into an open systems sales force.

My favorite submission was Uranus. Employees wanted to tell customers to boot Uranus, or “load the software into Uranus.”

This fit well into our culture. There was a famous internal document entitled “How to Goad and Levitate the CHAOS Operating System” that was a brilliant spoof on the customer manual “How to Load and Generate your AOS Operating System.”

DG was a fun place – I worked there from 1983 until 1992. My current employer is almost as much fun.

Mickey

]]> By: Tony Jones http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-159162 Tony Jones Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:36:33 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-159162 Correct EMC has always been EMC. Dick Egan and Roger Morino were two of its founders (one story has it that the 'C' squared is 'Computer Corporation'). Most of the early engineers were from Israel (and fans of Albert Einstien hence the EMC2 formula). I'm sure someone else out there knows this as well. Correct EMC has always been EMC. Dick Egan and Roger Morino were two of its founders (one story has it that the ‘C’ squared is ‘Computer Corporation’). Most of the early engineers were from Israel (and fans of Albert Einstien hence the EMC2 formula). I’m sure someone else out there knows this as well.

]]> By: Weumel http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-146118 Weumel Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:44:46 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-146118 Just fyi, EMC has always been EMC... Their main product was Symmetrix. But they bought Data General to gain access to the mid-end, as DG invented the clariion. Just fyi, EMC has always been EMC… Their main product was Symmetrix.
But they bought Data General to gain access to the mid-end, as DG invented the clariion.

]]> By: Roderick http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-124368 Roderick Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:21:06 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-124368 Wow, that's some intensely good information there, Cliff! I'm so glad that you cleared up the debate over the FLARE acronym. It had been driving me crazy for a while now! ;) And how the hell are you? Wow, that’s some intensely good information there, Cliff! I’m so glad that you cleared up the debate over the FLARE acronym. It had been driving me crazy for a while now! ;)

And how the hell are you?

]]> By: UNH Mike http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia#comment-124348 UNH Mike Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:54:22 +0000 http://spiralbound.net/2007/10/17/little-known-clariion-facts-and-trivia/#comment-124348 Isn't it amazing how marketing can always ruin good clean geek fun! I mean really. . . Isn’t it amazing how marketing can always ruin good clean geek fun! I mean really. . .

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