How to install decServer on Alpha Server runing Tru64 Unix version 4

[ZeeshanSheikh]

Please tell me how to install decserver on alpha server with OS Tru64 version 4.

[Steven Schweda]

The answer might depend on which DECserver.
Some are LAT-only, some do Telnet, some have
built-in flash storage, some must download
their software (using MOP or bootp+tftp).

Many things are possible. No information is
often not enough.

[ZeeshanSheikh]

Its D700 DecServer Please any one ever installed it on Unix help me

[Vladimir Fabecic]

What do you mean by install it on Unix?
Do you want to load (boot) software from TRU64 or you want to connect from DS700 to unix?
Please explain with more details.

[Pieter 't Hart]

On the CD there is a script wich installs the decserver image to the tftp directory.

To complete the setup you need to configure bootp/joind to provide the decserver with an ip-adress after wich it can load the image from the tftp server.

so :
- you need the decserver image (WWENGxxx)
- you must add an entry in /etc/bootptab
- optional add entry in /etc/hosts

:tc=DS.default::ip=:bf=WWENG2:gw=::vm=rfc1048::sm=::ht=ether::ha=::ct=rfc1048:::hd=/tftpboot:

NB! these parameters are positional so don't change "::" to a single ":"
you can use "\" as a contiuation character
like
:sm=255.255.240.0:\
:ht=ether:\
:ha=0000f852ae27:\

- you start the join-daemon. (best through sysman)

After this you can telnet to the decserver for further configuration.

[ZeeshanSheikh]

Thank you for your reply.