Hi Emiel. > antiquated SCSI peripherals that actually do need 15 seconds ;) ) If yes, > I'll just shut up about this. Well an old SGI Octane2 each with several (2 or 3) SGI "Vaults" (external SCSI drives) need definitely more than 15 seconds. "Antiquated"? Maybe. But I know of several (about 50) of such configurations in a productive environment.
On the other hand I think you can lower the time to 5 seconds with "modern" equipment ... Andreas. -- Out of the darkness a voice spoke unto me, saying "smile, things could be worse". So I smiled, and so, things became worse.
