Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 13:39:41 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Dean Strik <dean@stack.nl> Cc: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> Subject: Re: Best serial console server construction method? Message-ID: <20030526113941.GB71297@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20030526100001.GB19105@dragon.stack.nl> References: <20030526041513.GP81874@procyon.firepipe.net> <20030526085938.GA70751@freebie.xs4all.nl> <3ED1E174.1FF28676@mindspring.com> <20030526100001.GB19105@dragon.stack.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.. -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte
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