[9fans] boot from remote cpu/auth standalone box?

[9fans] boot from remote cpu/auth standalone box?

[rattan]

I have a standalone cpu/auth server with fossil (machine m1).

Can a terminal box be booted off m1? If yes, what
are the steps?

-ishwar

Re: [9fans] boot from remote cpu/auth standalone box?

[andrey mirtchovski]

> I have a standalone cpu/auth server with fossil (machine m1).
> 
> Can a terminal box be booted off m1? If yes, what
> are the steps?
> 
> -ishwar

fossil needs to be listening to the 9fs port (listen tcp!*!564 on the
fossil console or config file), auth/keyfs needs to be running.

boot from: tcp

then provide m1's name (if resolvable) or ip address when prompted.
see booting(8) for more information :)

Re: [9fans] boot from remote cpu/auth standalone box?

[Jack Johnson]

On 7/26/05, rattan <rattan@cps.cmich.edu> wrote:
> I have a standalone cpu/auth server with fossil (machine m1).
> 
> Can a terminal box be booted off m1? If yes, what
> are the steps?

Hmm.  Wiki seems to be down.

General gist is that your cpu/auth server also needs to be a
fileserver.  Then you should be able to use it as a filesystem target
when you boot.

It might be easiest to boot from floppy and hand-type the target to
ensure everything works, then you could try PXE later if you wanted
to.

I'd check Google's Usenet archives until the wiki comes back up, but I
seem to recall pretty clear instructions on the wiki.

-Jack

Re: [9fans] boot from remote cpu/auth standalone box?

[Russ Cox]

> Hmm.  Wiki seems to be down.

Fixed.