[Info-vax] VMS-based InfoServer

[Peter Weaver]

On Aug 4, 3:39 am, hel... at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---
undress to reply) wrote:
> Is anyone using the VMS-based InfoServer?  How difficult is it to set
> up?

It is very easy to set up and use. I use it to serve the VMS
installation disks that I downloaded during the 8.4 trial. If I
remember correctly the IA64 DVD came as an .ISO file and the AXP CD
came as a .IMG file. I was able to put the AXP .IMG file on my IA64
then issue commands something like (this is from memory so I have
the .IMG name and volume name wrong, but you get the idea);

$ ld connect axp84.img /symbol
$ mount 'ld_unit axp84/system/nowrite
$ mcr ess$infoserver create service axp84 'ld_unit/nowrite

Then I was able to network boot my alpha off the image. This way I
never had to actual burn a CD or DVD when testing V8.4.

Peter Weaver
Certified OpenVMS System Administrator
Certified OpenVMS System Engineer
Winner of the OpenVMS.org Readers' Choice Award for System
Management/Performance
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