MOP Trigger Boot for AlphaServer 1200

[Richard Wingate]

I would like to be able to trigger a server to boot from a remote location at my invocation. I can trigger all my AlphaStations without any issues. I do not know how to setup the 1200 server or if it is possible to trigger it. Does anyone know how or if this can be accomplished?

I am triggering with NCP.

[Antoniov.]

Hi Richard,
I'm not sure to get you real intention. If you want to enable your server to give boot images for terminal server you can
$ MC NCP SET CIRC SERVICE ENABLE
$ MC NCP DEF CIRC SERVICE ENABLE
but I'm dubt you want some other.

Antonio Vigliotti

[Volker Halle]

Richard,

do the mop_password, mop_version and mop_debug console environment variables exist on an AlphaServer 1200 ?

If not, I doubt that MOP trigger booting would be possible. I guess, that this feature is mainly available for AlphaStations.

Volker.

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

Richard,

We have a 4100 that MOP boots in 6.2. The node serving is an 1000 running 7.2 and the serving is done thru FDDI. Setup done in lancp just as for stations.

Wim

[Volker Halle]

Wim,

just for clarification:

I'm assuming that Richard wants to run NCP TRIGGER NODE ALPHA to request network boot of an Alpha, which is sitting at the boot prompt - as he does not have console access to that node.

Volker.

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

Thanks Volker.
It's also possible in lancp (trigger).

But can't try it on my system now.

Wim

[Volker Halle]

Wim,

but the question is, will the AlphaServer 1200 firmware - sitting at the boot prompt -receive and accept a MOP TRIGGER command from remote and then start booting.

Whether you send the TRIGGER command from NCP, NCL or LANCP doesn't matter.

Volker.

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

An AS500 doesn't have the console variables and is not reacting to trigger.

Wim

[Volker Halle]

Richard,

an AlphaServer 1000A Firmware V5.7-80 does NOT have any mop_* console environment variables and without them (especially mop_password), I strongly doubt, that a MOP trigger boot would be possible.

Volker.

[Volker Halle]

Wim,

that's interesting. Which FW version are you running on your AlphaStation 500 ?

The AlphaStation 500 V7.2 firmware release notes explicitly talk about having added the mop_* console environment variables.

Volker.