HP50960A

Rumor has it that Tony Duell may have mentioned these words: Google stumbled across 1 PDF online, I've cut-n-pasted a bit of the text out so that may help you... the link to the PDF is here: www.tamsinc.com/srmux/support/srm_sys_admin/3/ch3.pdf From what I read, it *sounds* (and I stress this as I know *nothing* about HP-UX in general, or HP 9000 series machines either...) like it's a form of "thin client" or "X-term" for HP9K systems. Anyway, HTH, and gotta blast... ;-) Laterz, Roger "Merch" Merchberger Following is a portion of that PDF.... =-=-=-=-=-= Server and Client Workstations The heart of the SRM/UX system is the resource management server hardware-platform, running special software -- the srmd(1M) daemon process -- which manages the data communication with the client workstations. In the SRM/UX system, the term "server" typically refers to the entirety of the HP-UX platform running the srmd(1M) process. The server also handles all mass storage and I/O activities related to the operation and use of shared system resources. Unlike the SRM server, the SRM/UX server can be simultaneously used as an HP-UX workstation. HP-UX Host Platforms that run as servers: ? HP9000 Series 300 which can have SRM cards and/or LAN interfaces installed ? HP9000 Series 400 which can have only LAN interfaces installed ? HP9000 Series 800 which can have only LAN interfaces installed The Series 400 and Series 800 can act as a server only over the LAN connection because SRM card support is not included in HP-UX on those workstations. As a result, some Series 200 clients could not use a Series 400 or 800 as a server because there would be no way to connect them together. Platforms that run as clients: ? HP 9000 Series 300 ? HP 9000 Series 200 Some Series 200 computers don't support LAN interfaces; they must use SRM cards. LAN interfaces are supported only for 226's and 236's. The SRM Connection The SRM connection has two different configurations: the SRM coax connection and the SRM multiplexer connection, which are functionally identical. Both connections are supported. For instructions on how to correctly install your SRM interface cards and SRM cabling, see the "Installing the SRM/UX System Hardware" section later in this chapter. The LAN Connection See the "Inter-system Communication" chapter of the HP9000 Workstations Configuration Guide for details on how to correctly install your LAN interface cards and the LAN cabling. The Shared Peripherals The shared peripherals on the SRM/UX system which are attached to the server(s), will be installed and configured by the HP-UX system administrator at your site. Installing and configuring peripherals is no longer in the province of the SRM/UX system administrator, as it was for the SRM system administrator. The SRM/UX system administrator needs only to configure the SRM/UX system spooling environment to work within the HP-UX spooling environment. See chapters 2 and 4 for details about doing this. The shared peripherals are connected to the SRM/UX server and include: printers, plotters, and disc drives. The number and kind of shared peripherals are dictated by user requirements. The number of disc/tape drives, printers, and plotters the SRM/UX server can support, is dependent on the constraints of your HP-UX system. See the HP 9000 Workstations Configurations Guide for details. Additional peripherals can be connected to individual client workstations for special needs, but they cannot be shared by other client workstations. Glossary of Hardware Terminology SRM: Stands for Shared Resource Management, typically used to refer to the SRM server (HP50960A), its operating system software, and the peripherals attached to the SRM server. SRM/UX is an emulation of the SRM on HP-UX. SRM card (or SRM interface): Refers to one of the following HP SRM card part numbers: HP98629A,HP98629 + HP50961U combination, or HP50962A. SRM Coax Adapter: Refers to the HP 50961 Resource Management Coax Adapter. This adapter attaches to an HP 98629 to allow the use of this SRM interface on a coax connection. SRM coax connection: Describes the SRM hardware configuration that uses SRM coax interfaces or HP 50961 Resource Management Coax Adapters at the client and server workstations, and uses coax cabling to connect the client(s) and server(s) in a bus fashion. SRM coax interface: Refers to the HP50962A SRM card. This interface is functionally equivalent to the HP98629 SRM card and HP50961U Coax Adapter combination, which is also used on a coax connection. SRM multiplexer connection: Describes the SRM hardware configuration in which the HP 98028A Resource Management Multiplexer and HP 97061 cables are used to connect clients and the SRM server. This configuration is obsolete. SRM/UX server: An SRM/UX server is an HP Series 300, 400 or 800 HP-UX computer running a special application (srmd(1M)) that provides booting, file system, and spooling services to SRM/UX clients. It provides these services such that in most cases SRM/UX clients do not have to know that they are using an SRM/UX server instead of an SRM. -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger | "Profile, don't speculate." SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers | Daniel J. Bernstein zmerch at 30below.com |