Login on VMS (was Our fine educational system :-)

From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Thu Sep 28 21:01:54 2000

> Hey I started this thread only appropriate that I put it back on track. :-)
>
> Well here are the Stats for today: 2 MicroVAX 3300/3400's up and running
> with the new default password of SYSTEM/MANAGER. The first one had it's
> drive 0 fault light on (I know not why) and I somehow managed to convince

Get a backup made you might be ready to loose a disk!

> Now for further questions: 1) If I have > KSQSA/M5976-SA - Qbus to SCSI
> adapter can I put a SCSI disk on it and boot it? 2) the drive that is in
> the system (DAI0) is it an MFM drive?

Doesn't the KSQSA only support CD-ROM? IIRC, the DEC QBus-to-SCSI adapter
doesn't support disks. Looking at Megan's version of the Field Guide shows
the following:

M5976-AA KZQSA Q Qbus to SCSI adapter
M5976-SA KZQSA-SA Q Qbus to SCSI adapter (for BA200/400 enclosures)
M5977-AA RQZX1 Q Qbus (MSCP/TMSCP) to SCSI adapter

I think you'd need the RQZX1 for what you want, or a 3rd party controller.
OTOH, give it a try, what have you got to loose.

Be nice is DejaNews still had their full archives online :^( The answer
should be in there somewhere.

> I'm about ready to start playing with the system, I'm torn between 1 NetBSD
> (I need NetBSD for testing HA code)/1 OpenVMS (I wouldn't mind writing code
> for it :-) or having an OpenVAX Cluster. Hmmm, the choices!

Well, if you really need NetBSD on one for testing some code you're working
on you could simply have it on a spare disk.

Alternativelly you might want to keep your eye out for any VAXstation 3100's
or 4000's you might be able to find. They're smaller, use less power,
quieter, have built in SCSI, and in most cases are faster.

                        Zane
Received on Thu Sep 28 2000 - 21:01:54 BST