Alan Horn writes:
> 
> I've put some pictures up at http://www.mono.org/~deorth/netapp/

It looks remarkably like a Network Appliance F630 Filer or C630 NetCache
(same hardware, minor firmware difference), but you knew that already...


> I'm wondering if anyone can identify what type of alpha it is so that I
> can obtain a boot prom image on floppy from compaqs website and try and
> blow a real firmware onto it :)

From looking at www.netapp.com and www.spec.org, it's a 500MHz 21164A
(AKA ev5).

The box will have OpenFirmware on it. That should be usable enough to
boot a kernel with. Of course, the kernel would have to be modified to
work with the OpenFirmware, and also support the devices on the box.

Drivers for the following devices would probably be needed:
	Tulip 10/100 Networking
	Qlogic ISP 2100 based FC-AL card


Did you score the box as part of a trade in?


PS: I work for Wasabi Systems (not Network Appliance anymore)