Re: [9fans] Two cpu servers?

Re: [9fans] Two cpu servers?

[bwc]

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I'm running two cpu servers because I've not gotten around to switch
from the 2nd edition auth server.  In fact I'm still running a 2nd
file server as well.  Seems like a lot of boxes for one guy, but
I'm lazy and I had to put new systems up not to interrupt what
I was doing.

Brantley Coile
(currently at Boston USENIX)

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From: Ish Rattan <ishwar@pali.cps.cmich.edu>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: [9fans] Two cpu servers?
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:15:23 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0106262113080.31572-100000@pali.cps.cmich.edu>


Does it make sense to have two cpu-servers?

I have a standalone spu/auth server running. How can I add another cpu
server to have two of these?

Any pointers will be appreciated.

-ishwar

Re: [9fans] Two cpu servers?

[Lucio De Re]

On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 04:51:36PM -0400, bwc@borf.com wrote:
> 
> I'm running two cpu servers because I've not gotten around to switch
> from the 2nd edition auth server.  In fact I'm still running a 2nd
> file server as well.  Seems like a lot of boxes for one guy, but
> I'm lazy and I had to put new systems up not to interrupt what
> I was doing.
> 
> Brantley Coile
> (currently at Boston USENIX)

I have kept my 2ed system running too.  The new CPU server serves
mostly Inferno and drawterm sessions from Windows (auth stayed with
2ed) and the new FS idles along waiting for 9P2000, religiously
backing up nothing every day at 11 am local time :-)

++L

Re: [9fans] Two cpu servers?

[forsyth]

i often have run several cpu servers, typically providing either non-Intel
architectures or variously dedicated to various combinations of
web/ftp/dns/dhcp/auth, sometimes standalone, usually not.

>>I have a standalone spu/auth server running. How can I add another cpu
>>server to have two of these?

if you've done it once just do it again, or am i missing something?

[9fans] Re: bitsy question

[John Packer]

Dan Cross wrote:

> You have to change sa1110_uartsetup() in sa1110uart.c
> (the last routine in the file) to assign a valid Queue pointer to
> kbdq.  I just changed the relevant section to be:
> 
>         if(console) {
>                 uartspecial(p, 115200, &kbdq, &printq, kbdcr2nl);
>         } else {
>                 kbdq = qopen(4*1024, 0, 0, 0);
>         }
> 

This is an interesting clue. I'll try this out tonight.

 
> btw- the serial console mode can be really handy at times; it's nice to
> be able to put the bitsy on it's cradle, start up con, and then type
> into bitsy windows without using bitsy/keyboard.  

I've noticed this - very useful. 

> Another problem you may have is that the bitsy uart driver doesn't
> really do modem control

I don't think I need modem control, I'm not using a modem: just a 
PPP server and client over the serial cable to my PC. 

This is, I'm guessing, how ActiveSync works, and how Linux users connect
to their Ipaqs. 

It just doesn't seem to authenticate.

This may be the wrong approach, I don't know. 


> I've been meaning to try out ppp on the bitsy, using my ricochet modem,
> but I haven't round a serial cable for it yet (well, I haven't exactly
> been looking that hard).  I definately thing it'd be pretty cool to use
> my bitsy to send email from the train.

Very.

> 
> bway.net, huh?  You in New York?  Anyone else on the list in NYC?  We
> ought to start a New York Plan 9 Club or something.

Yep.

[9fans] Two cpu servers?

[Ish Rattan]

Does it make sense to have two cpu-servers?

I have a standalone spu/auth server running. How can I add another cpu
server to have two of these?

Any pointers will be appreciated.

-ishwar