Dynamic Diskless Client Cluster?

[Justin McKinley]

I'm looking to do a simple cluster on an isolated network of 3 computers (one server, the other two diskless clients) using HP-UX 10.20 on the server. The problem is that these 3 computers could be any one of MANY computers (all same configuration), so I am unable to set up clients via SAM, as it requires each client's hardware address. That (not having or not wanting to get each client's hardware address) is the only issue in this configuration. Thus, i'm looking for advice / guidance on how to set up the cluster so that i can have any given two clients do diskless boots without the server's knowledge of their hardware addresses. Thanks in advance for any help!

[Dan Am]

why not:

1. do an arp broadcast from your server
(presuming all of your clients are in the
same subnet)

2. format output and write to file, whereever it belongs. /tcpd or so..

well, maybe that helps. write, if you need details.

[Justin McKinley]

Thanks for the tips! We were hoping to not have to make some script (and thus having the clients on and have to be rebooted in order to become diskless clients), but if that's what we have to do, that's no problem.
I'm replying to ask for details. I have an idea of how to do it, but it'd save me research time if you already have a better idea. Thanks!