wingo@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Dave Wingo) (12/03/90)
I am looking for information about diskless implications for the UNIX operating system. This would include thoughts on booting(rarp,bootp,tftp,...?), transition for boot to actually running the loaded kernel, and more importantly swap, root dev considerations and other things I have yet to consider.. If you know of a book or article that discusses diskless UNIX workstations or have experience that you could share It would be greatly appreciated.!!! Thanks in advance.... David Wingo email - wingo@Columbia.NCR.COM voice - (803)-7916476
dirk@dksoft.incom.de (Dirk Koeppen) (12/07/90)
wingo@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Dave Wingo) writes: > I am looking for information about diskless implications for the UNIX > operating system. This would include thoughts on booting(rarp,bootp,tftp,...?) > , transition for boot to actually running the loaded kernel, and more > importantly swap, root dev considerations and other things I have yet > to consider. I've seen a diskless AT&T System V/386 Rel. 4 at Nixdorf in Berlin (Germany). They use a MS-DOS TCP/IP BOOT-PROM to download a secondary bootstrap loader which then downloads the kernel via TFTP and installs NFS. They best way to contact them is via FAX: Nixdorf MPE GmbH Attn: Mr. Axel Lindeblatt FAX +49 30 4607-2505 cu, dirk -- .............. ............. ........... .......... ........ Dirk Koeppen - Holzwiesenweg 22 - D-6050 Offenbach - Germany ....... ..... Phone: +49 69 89 3000 - FAX: +49 69 89 3004 - uucp: dirk@incom.de .....