[SunRescue] multiple boots on solaris machine

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Thank you everyone for your responses.  The issue with U10 is that it is 
an IDE machine.  I am installing a scsi pci from symbios model 8751sp 
with 2 internal and one external scsi connectors.  Remember that my two 
scsi drive are from E450 and E250 machine with 80 pins hot plug. 
Therefore, suggestion of having a 411 hard drive case would make sense 
to have these drive in one box for better management.  In addition, I 
would also like to keep the EDI drive with data in place as well.  In 
addition, I am also installing SunPCI to run some windows apps and get 
rid off my intel machine to clear my desk.

On the other hand, the order of boot would become important.  There are 
2 suggestions here: setup nvaliases then OpenBoot PROM.

I have never gone through this setup before.  Are there any suggestion 
of info source to go through the nvaliases setups?.

Thank you very much
Paul

Ed_Pate at csx.com wrote:

 > That's a pain.  Why not set up nvaliases for the different boot 
devices and just
 > specify which one at the OBP?
 >
 > Ed


n2vip at bellatlantic.net wrote:

> Why not aliases in then OpenBoot PROM?
> 
> Then boot linux, boot sol26, sol8, etc. could be defined, with
> one being the default boot?
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org
> [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> Behalf Of Les
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:19 AM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] multiple boots on solaris machine
> 
> 
> Have U thought about a couple of external 411 cases?
> One boot drive in each case.
> Power down machine, change drives, power up,
> should boot fine. If you need more space, look into
> a couple of 911 case for 4 drives. One for each boot
> config. All of your network, video, keyboard, etc stuff
> would be config'd into each setup.
> 
> Les
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mnapaul1 at netscape.net>
> To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 10:48 PM
> Subject: [SunRescue] multiple boots on solaris machine
> 
> 
> 
>> Hi Guys:  I have a very unique problem (called as such after
> 
> few pots of
> coffee, two six pack of coke and god knows what else).  We used
> to have two
> sun machine for development work (an E450 and E250).  Recently,
> someone took
> those machines except for the hard drives.  All remaining
> machines are
> currently used for productions that can not be pulled for
> development work.
> 
>> The two disks contained ongoing development works I am working
> 
> on (by the
> way, these works are under review for patent).  I am trying to
> have my U10
> boot in multiple configurations depending on which hard disk I
> am running.
> Does anyone have any suggestion the most efficiency way to do
> that short of
> by additional machines.
> 
>> Thanks
>> 
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