frew@hub.ucsb.edu (James Frew) (08/11/89)
I have a standalone VAXstation 3100 running UWS 2.0 (== ULTRIX 3.0). ULTRIX was installed from CDROMs. I also have 2 standalone VAXstation IIs running ULTRIX 2.0. These each have a TK50 and an RD53. ULTRIX was installed from TK50s. All 3 of these machines are hooked to the same Ethernet. I would like to bring up 3.0 on the VAXstation IIs. The 3100 doesn't have enough disk space to run the IIs diskless. Needless to say, I don't have 3.0 on TK50s. SO: -- Is there some way to boot ULTRIX from a remote device (like Sun lets you do from a remote tape drive)? or -- How do I create a 3.0 boot TK50 from the save sets on the CDROM? I don't need a complete system, just a root; I CAN share the 3100's /usr.
graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham) (08/11/89)
>I would like to bring up 3.0 on the VAXstation IIs. The 3100 doesn't >have enough disk space to run the IIs diskless. Needless to say, I >don't have 3.0 on TK50s. SO: >-- Is there some way to boot ULTRIX from a remote device (like Sun lets > you do from a remote tape drive)? Do a man on 'ris'... Remote Installation Utility. Or look at your ULTRIX manual... "Guide to Remote Installation Service". You need the RIS software subset UDSRIS030 (RIS for V3.0) and UDSVAXUPGRD020 (RIS VAX server software).. IP addresses, etc.... RIS is based on a server-client model, so you may still need some trivial amount of diskspace to set up your RIS server.....but nothing compared to what you need to run a diskless environment. So, you will not need to load any software on your client machines ...you will only type a command and the installation software transfers the software subsets residing on the server's network distribution kit to the clients' system disks via the ethernet. Neat stuff. -- Christopher Graham Digital Equipment Corp Ultrix Resource Center