[ydl-gen] Installing YDL 4.1 on new Xserve

[Jonathan G. Hartje]

I assume that's a limit imposed by open firmware. (thanks steve!). Have 
you ever tried sending the kernel from an x86 box instead of another 
apple?I wondered if the host machine has to be the same endieness as the 
client...


Owen Stampflee wrote:
> Wont work without a different kernel because the YDL kernel is too large
> to netboot. Y-HPC is the recommended method of getting YDL onto anything
> via netboot.
>
>
> On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 10:37 -0600, Jonathan G. Hartje wrote:
>   
>> This brings up another interesting question. Has anyone tried to 
>> PXE/netboot any Xserves yet using YDL 4.1?
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
>> Kai Staats wrote:
>>     
>>> On Tuesday 21 March 2006 22:57, drivah at speakeasy.net wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> We have a new Xserve.  The new YDL 4.1 installs just
>>>> fine on two new dual cpu G5s.  Now on to the Xserve.
>>>> What is the prefered method?  The Xserve is headless.
>>>>
>>>> 1)Buy a graphics card?  Which brand?
>>>>
>>>> 2) take the Xserve HD out and install it in one of the
>>>> G5s?
>>>>
>>>> 3) There is a serial port on the Xserve and I've seen
>>>> mention of serial console.  Is there a console monitor
>>>> where I can boot off network resource for installation
>>>> or local DVD/CD?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Y-HPC is the recommended method as it offers a means of building cluster 
>>> nodes, rapidly and effectively. Else, you will need to establish a 
>>> tftp/dhcp/ramdisk/rsync environment as well as set the cluster node for 
>>> headless booting.
>>>
>>> kai
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