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From: frew@hub.ucsb.edu (James Frew)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: boot from remote device?
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Date: 10 Aug 89 21:52:32 GMT
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I have a standalone VAXstation 3100 running UWS 2.0 (== ULTRIX 3.0).
ULTRIX was installed from CDROMs.

I also have 2 standalone VAXstation IIs running ULTRIX 2.0.  These
each have a TK50 and an RD53.  ULTRIX was installed from TK50s.

All 3 of these machines are hooked to the same Ethernet.

I would like to bring up 3.0 on the VAXstation IIs.  The 3100 doesn't
have enough disk space to run the IIs diskless.  Needless to say, I
don't have 3.0 on TK50s.  SO:

-- Is there some way to boot ULTRIX from a remote device (like Sun lets
   you do from a remote tape drive)?

or

-- How do I create a 3.0 boot TK50 from the save sets on the CDROM?  I
   don't need a complete system, just a root; I CAN share the 3100's
   /usr.