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Article #5455Re: DECstation bootable off RZ5x (650meg) disks?
From: Frederick M. Avolio
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1989 22:56
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1989 22:56
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In article <486@tci.bell-atl.com>, doug@tci.bell-atl.com (Doug Mildram) writes: > I'm interested in buying a 650meg single or 2-pack for our DECsystem server > (DECsystem 3100 is no more than a graphics-less DECstation 3100, correct?) > RIGHTEO. > The server supports DECstation 3100's and 2100's. > > The salesmen believe the RZ56 (650 meg guts of RZ5x-DA, RZ5x-FA boxes) > is NOT SUPPORTED as a boot device -- is this a real barrier or > something easily overcome? Not "supported" (not quotes) because ULTRIX V3.1 came out BEFORE the RZ56 did. There is a workaround. Easy one... Your sales rep should check things out with his/her ULTRIX support. Go ahead and order it. Fred (speaking not for dec officially, but what the heck that won't save me if I get in trouble :-))
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!decwrl!shlump.nac.dec.com!decuac!avolio From: avolio@decuac.DEC.COM (Frederick M. Avolio) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: DECstation bootable off RZ5x (650meg) disks? Message-ID: <2843@decuac.DEC.COM> Date: 15 Dec 89 22:56:25 GMT References: <486@tci.bell-atl.com> Sender: news@decuac.DEC.COM Reply-To: avolio@decuac.DEC.COM (Frederick M. Avolio) Followup-To: comp.sys.dec Distribution: usa Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, SWS, Landover, MD Lines: 24