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PIEBALDconsult
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| Posted on September 26 2010 06:01 |
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I just got a MicroVAX 3100 via Ebay. It has no disks, no drives at all.
I can get disks. And I can get the hobbyist media here.
How, then, can I boot the VAX from the media and install VMS?
I learned years ago that a VAX can boot as a satellite of another VAX, but can I boot it from one of my AlphaServers? I suspect so, but would that require LAT? I installed TCPIP _without_ LAT-over-TCPIP on the AlphaServers.
Mightn't it be easier to remove the CD drive (an RRD46?) from my AlphaServer 800, attach it to the VAX, and use that?
Perhaps I should get a CD drive for the VAX? What model should I seek? |
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imiller
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| Posted on October 11 2010 01:23 |
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you could boot the VAX from the alphaserver. Look in the cluster manual.
LAT is not a relevant protocol. MOP is |
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abrsvc
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| Posted on October 12 2010 15:21 |
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I hate to disagree, but you cannot boot a VAX from an Alpha. The executable images are different. You can boot a VAX into an Alpha cluster with no problem, but a disk that contains VAX images must be present.
Dan |
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PIEBALDconsult
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| Posted on October 12 2010 19:52 |
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I realized after I posted that I "misspoke". I didn't mean boot from the hard drive, but have access to the CD-ROM drive and boot from a VAX image there. My VAX Hobbyist media should be on the way. |
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imiller
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| Posted on October 13 2010 01:17 |
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you can serve the VAX image from your alpha - look at the Infoserver software included in VMS V8.3
It is possible for a alpha system to make a VAX system disk available for booting. |
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PIEBALDconsult
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| Posted on January 13 2011 16:26 |
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I finally have all the parts (I hope) and have taken a quick look to see about having the VAX boot (install) from a CD mounted on one of my AlphaServers.
Could you point me in the direction of the Infoserver software?
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Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on January 14 2011 07:16 |
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You could also build a SimH VAX and use that to assist in building the 3100. |
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PIEBALDconsult
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| Posted on January 14 2011 16:05 |
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I found this
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/doc/83final/ba322_90045/apcs03.html?btnPrev=%AB%A0prev
document and got the InfoServer software running and serving the disk.
Now I need for the VAX to access it.
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PIEBALDconsult
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| Posted on January 15 2011 05:54 |
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Alright, I borrowed the CD drive from my AlphaServer 800 and am progessing... |
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