[Info-vax] DEC server monitoring and alerting

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2012-05-16 18.09, John E. Malmberg wrote:
> On 5/16/2012 3:39 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>>>
>>
>> Aha! You are right. I'm running V1.0. Anyone know where I could find
>> V2.2c?
>
> If you have access to the VMS consolidated software CDs, it is on that
> disk set.
>
> I do not know of any public download.

Found it, and is set.

> The first thing to do with DECServers is to make a copy of the download
> image in the download directory with your own unique name for that model
> DECserver. You need the original name for Decservers that have been
> factory defaulted.
>
> Then change the DECServer to download that image and reboot it.
>
> The decserver MOP image download request ignores the terminal server
> name and only and will accept the first download that responds.
>
> So you might already have a MOP server with a newer image on it, but the
> MOP server with the older image is wining the race for a download.
>
> Only TSM needs a decserver MAC address in the DECNET database to contact
> it. The MOP downloader ignores that information.

This whole sections is just confusing, and irrelevant anyway (and 
possibly incorrect). I'm serving the image from an RSX system. The 
things you describe do not match what I do, or how the systems work 
around where I'm sitting. It would be interesting to know what system 
you are describing though.

	Johnny