VAX panic - buried models?

From: Clint Wolff <vaxman_at_uswest.net>
Date: Tue Sep 12 20:04:39 2000

The HWID is NOT a serial number.

The HWID is a number to allow the operating system (VMS, Ultrix, etc)
what specific hardware it is running on.

All uVAX IIs have the same HWID, etc.

clint


On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, ajp166 wrote:

> >OK, I'd thought that the HWID was specific to that particular CPU board
> such
> >as it is on a Sun Sparc.
>
>
> Well it's specific in that a MVII will not ahve the same number as MVIII.
>
> >However, some 3rd party vendors use licensing schemes based on the MAC
> >Address of the ethernet board. I know on Linux/x86 this can be changed.
> >Can this be changed on VMS? My previous incorrect scenerio holds true
> if
> >you're running software such as this.
>
>
> Would work maybe. VMS can change MAC and I believe it does for DECNET.
>
> Allison
>
>
>
Received on Tue Sep 12 2000 - 20:04:39 BST