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Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 13:39:41 +0200
From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 12:00:01PM +0200, Dean Strik wrote:
> Terry Lambert wrote:
> > Be careful buying old DEC Servers, if you don't have a VMS
> > or Tru64 box around; when they boot, they ask for their
> > MOP_MOM.  8-).  Basically, their firmware gets downloaded
> > via MOP, and they need something to talk to them to be able
> > to boot (MOP = Maintenance Operations Protocol).
> 
> There are DECserver 700s that boot using BOOTP, fortunately.
> Of course, one still needs the WWENG2 file...

Yes. Or a 2MB flash card with that image. Flashcards you can
steal from a scrapped HSZ/HSG array controller..

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