[rescue] DECserver 90M as console server

Eric Dittman dittman at dittman.net
Thu Nov 14 16:04:07 CST 2002


> > The 90M has built-in FLASH, so if the software is already loaded
> > it should be able to boot without a server.  If the software isn't
> > loaded, you can boot and update the FLASH.  The decompression does
> > take a bit of time, so if you boot the 90M and then it just sits
> > there flashing the top 4 then the bottom 4 LEDs over and over
> > that's it decompressing.  You can hook a terminal up to port 1.
> 
> Yep. The thing sure does take forever to boot.
> Why do you mention port 1 in particular? Can't a terminal be hooked up
> to any port?

I mention port 1 for monitoring the boot.

Of course you can connect a terminal to the others.
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