[geeks] basic IRIX network questions

[Kevin]

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That actually makes sense.  Does the install server have to be
IRIX as well or can i setup my linux file server or maybe a
Sun box to do so (all of those services can be run under
linux)?

/KRM

On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:02:07 -0600
"Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Kevin wrote:
> 
> > Guess i've got a lot of long nights swapping CDs (on a 2x
> > drive) in my future :)
> 
> If you plan on doing more than one IRIX install a month, you
> really want an IRIX net-install server.  The net-install
> server needs rexec, rlogin, rsh, and tftp open.  You can
> install your overlays, foundation 1, foundation 2, and NFS
> volumes from the miniroot over the network. Then you can
> reboot and install everything else over NFS.
> 
> You want to install as little as possible in the miniroot
> over the network because the rexec-based installation is
> -so- much slower than nfs.  I think a full install (IRIX +
> overlays + MIPSpro + ProDev + patches + IRIX Applications)
> took about 14 hours on my Octane (over fast Ethernet!) the
> last time that I did the entire installation from the
> miniroot.
> 
> By comparison, installing the basics in the miniroot and
> everything else via nfs is between 2 and 3 hours, I think.
> 
> -- 
> Jonathan Patschke  *)  "everything i know about animals i
> learned from Thorndale, TX      (*   ORA books."            
>      --alex j avriette
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