DECstation bootable off RZ5x (650meg) disks?
Frederick M. Avolio
avolio at decuac.DEC.COM
Sat Dec 16 09:56:25 AEST 1989
In article <486 at tci.bell-atl.com>, doug at 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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