5 Nov
1999
5 Nov
'99
12:13 p.m.
At 05:23 PM 11/5/99 -0800, Zane wrote:
The model tag says: Model #:VS48K-CA
When I opened it up I found an RZ24 nestled inside of it. So I can put a
basic OS there now that Ragge has SCSI working.
I've got most of what I need for this, does the hobbiest license include
clustering licenses?
Ok, I don't have a sync-on-green monitor nor a dec monitor cable yet. No
doubt it will start calling out to nearby monitors ... :-) If I run it
headless where do I plug the console? One of the MMJs?
OK, you're starting to get irritating :^) I was
doing good to find some
transcievers today.
Hey at least I'm not pulling Straight-8's out of my "misc" pile :-)
[Seriously, I'll trade a fully functional VAX w/ NetBSD installed for a
working straight 8 in decent condition.]
was a little
tiny VAX. A VAXStation 4000/VLC,
Cool! They look like a nice system. Kind of like a Alpha Multia, only a
they are a VAX. Well, it's better than the average VS3100, but not
as good as a 4000/60.
The good news is it takes more or less normal 72-pin SIMMs, IIRC, they've
got to be true parity. I think they _have_ to be 4MB SIMMs though.
The ram slots are stuffed but I can't tell by inspection what kind of SIMMS
they are. The chips on them are marked TMS444000 (1MB x 4) which makes me
suspect they are perhaps 4MB SIMMs? That would put the memory at 24MB.
Can I netboot
it?
Yes, in fact I suspect this might have been the norm. Cluster it?
Well, you've got to be running OpenVMS and have clustering licenses
installed :^) can it run
headless?
Yes, or if you've got a monitor cable I think you can hook it up to a
Multisync monitor, it should have a pretty decent framebuffer. There are
actually 3 different models of the system, each with a slightly different
framebuffer. On a OpenVMS note, I'd advise staying away from
Samba 2.0.3 on OpenVMS for
the time being, I just spent a lot of my free time for the last couple days
trying to install it. It took me longer to FTP Samba 1.9 just now than it
did to install it and have it working.
Thanks for that pointer! I've been using Samba as a decent solution for
file sharing for now.
I'm going to have to take pictures of the whole VAX family now.
Unrelated: I got the 11/34 out of the rack by unscrewing the rack mounting
bolts! kept the slides right on the sides. One of the guys at the warehouse
used a forklift to put the tongs under the chassis so it wouldn't fall out.
--Chuck