[Info-vax] INFOServer 150

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 1/15/19 12:06 PM, johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk wrote:
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> *    Act as an initial load system for OpenVMS systems
>      The InfoServer system can downline load the primary bootstrap program to OpenVMS systems by responding to Maintenance Operation Protocol (MOP) requests. The server can locate MOP downline load files on the OpenVMS software distribution compact disc and copy them into temporary MOP partitions on an InfoServer-formatted read/write disk.
>      The initial system load (ISL) bootstrap program connects back to the software distribution compact disc and boots Standalone Backup. The Backup utility is then used to copy the OpenVMS operating system save sets from the compact disc to a read/write disk attached to the system. All subsequent OpenVMS boots are done from the local read/write disk.
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I hadn't thought of it at first, but isn't this a way to get
around the boot disk size restriction on my VS3100's?  I
could hang a bunch of disks of the INFOServer and boot from
it.  yes?

> *    Downline load other products
>      You can use the InfoServer system to load any Ethernet product by file name; that is, the server does not require a Network Control Program (NCP) database entry to locate the requested file. For example, X terminal clients use the InfoServer system to downline load their system software. You can create a special MOP partition and copy the desired file to that partition. The server additionally supports downline loading of services by Ethernet address. Each InfoServer system can handle up to 100 simultaneous downline loads more efficiently than host-based downline loaders, which must start processes to assist in the load. "

And this, too.  :-)

bill