[ydl-gen] Installing YDL 4.1 on new Xserve

[Jonathan G. Hartje]

Are there any faqs or web pages that will describe this process in more 
detail? I have 5 new XServes that I'd need to netboot from a single 
host. Unfortunately, that host has to be a non-apple machine. My project 
requires that each of the XServes has all 3 drives available for data 
storage so they'll all have to netboot. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Jonathan


Jonathan G. Hartje wrote:
> 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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