10 Apr
2000
10 Apr
'00
11:19 a.m.
Hi Roger;
Thanks for your reply. Yes, the 1024*area+node was the first
thing I found in the online openVMS docs; I guess that my question
should have been : given that I want this machine to live in
a tcp/ip network and ocasionally have a uVax II boot from it
("MOP" server, right?), do I need to "define" a cluster?
No, you don't need to define a cluster just to boot a remote node. There are
a few commands you'll need to issue to NCP to enable it to boot a remote
node; I don't recall the commands offhand, but I can look into it.
What are you planning on running on the MicroVAX II? If you're going to
run VMS on it and boot it from the 4000/60, you will need to build a
cluster.
and,
in case the answer is affirmative, does than mean that I have
to make this machine host all or at least some of the required
DECnet services? (I guess, directory services and maybe some other
stuff?).
I haven't the foggiest about DECnet Plus. I've always used
DECnet Phase IV.
I am starting to like this 4000/60. It has the 8
plane/hi res
option, but only 16M of memory. I can't wait till I get tcp/ip
working so I can copy some of my fortran code and run some
benchmarks.
The 4000/60 is one of my favorite machines. Mine only has the
8MB on the motherboard, though. I use it headless with a VT220 as
the console.
--
Roger Ivie
TeraGlobal Communications Corporation
1750 North Research Park Way
North Logan, UT 84341
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