Re: [cobalt-developers] OS Restore server?

[Lyle Scheer <lyle.scheer@xxxxxxx>]

Chris Adams wrote:

> I set up a server here to be a RaQ OS restore server.  I can plug into a
> hub and restore RaQ1, RaQ1->2, RaQ2, RaQ3, and RaQ4, all from the same
> server (and I don't have to boot a CD, make sure I have the exact right
> hardware and configuration, etc. - I put update PKGs on the server to be
> loaded during restore).  It was easy to make MIPS and x86 RaQs restore
> from the same server, because the MIPS RaQs mount "/nfsroot" and the x86
> RaQs mount "/nfsroot-x86".
>
> Now we have a RaQ550 and I need to do an OS restore.  However, the
> RaQ550 also mounts "/nfsroot-x86", but it doesn't look like the RaQ3/4
> netboot filesystem will coexist with the RaQ550 netboot filesystem.  I
> tried setting my DHCP server with 'option root-path "/nfsroot-x86-550";'
> but the RaQ550 ignored it and mounted "/nfsroot-x86" anyway.
>
> Does anyone know of a way to make this coexist on a single server?  Does
> Sun have different networks for restoring different RaQs?

The RaQ550 /nfsroot-x86 should also work with RaQ 3/4.

- Lyle