Re: VAX 11/750 and InfoServer 100

Article View: comp.sys.dec

Article #3913

#3913

From: Colorado Cyberpunk
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 00:30

24 lines
1512 bytes

In article <15DEC199211021097@loyola.edu> cmelaro@loyola.edu (Chris Melaro) writes:
>
>	We have just recently recieved a 11/750 with no documentation.  I would
>like to be able to boot it from our InfoServer in order to upgrade to a newer
>version of VMS.
>	I know that on our VAX 6310, we are able to do this with a command
>similar to:
>		BOOT/XMI:A/R5:E0000100 EXA0

You can't.  Yep, all VAX 6000's and 4000's and MicroVAXen('cept
maybe the MicroVAX I) support booting over the ethernet.  Sadly,
the VAX 11/750 does not.  You could always contact DEC and see what
sort of TRADE in allowance they might give you for it... :-(.

brad
--
bradley g wherry      | Ex ignorantia ad sapientiam;
bwherry@nyx.cs.du.edu | e luce ad tenebras.

--
bradley g wherry      | Ex ignorantia ad sapientiam;
bwherry@nyx.cs.du.edu | e luce ad tenebras.

Technical Details

Message-ID: <1992Dec16.003054.28113@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx!bwherry

References: <15DEC199211021097@loyola.edu>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx!bwherry
From: bwherry@nyx.cs.du.edu (Colorado Cyberpunk)
Subject: Re: VAX 11/750 and InfoServer 100
Message-ID: <1992Dec16.003054.28113@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
 of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
 control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Sender: usenet@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (netnews admin account)
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
References: <15DEC199211021097@loyola.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 00:30:54 GMT
Lines: 24

Reply to Parent Message