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From: jim@tiamat.fsc.com (Jim O'Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Xylogics AnnexII
Summary: call Xylogics
Message-ID: <775@tiamat.fsc.com>
Date: 1 Jan 91 20:59:27 GMT
References: <1949@ria.ccs.uwo.ca> <8271@emcard.UUCP>
Organization: Ahlstrom Filtration - Chattanooga,TN
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In article <8271@emcard.UUCP>, mat@emcard.UUCP (W Mat Waites) writes:
> In article <1949@ria.ccs.uwo.ca> lrb@alex.ctrg.rri.uwo.ca (3787 x4108) writes:
> 
> >good day.   i have just acquired an annexII IP terminal server. it downloads
> >the s/w from a host, not using tftp, but rather there own code called erpcd.
> >this server program is have a bit of trouble compiling on the hp822S i have.
> >anyone have any luck with this code or beast?

We have four Annex II's and we use an HP 9000/815, 9000/835, and 386 boxes
running SCO Xenix as boot servers.  The documentation for building the
software under HP-UX is incorrect. Call Xylogics and they will give you the
correct information.  I struggled with it myself for a day and a half and then
finally called Xylogics and they straightened me out in about 10 minutes.
I think the comiple actually completed while I was on the phone with the
rep.

> Are you sure about this?
> We've got Annexes, and I always thought they used rcp or something like that.
> I believe that the erpcd is an error logger daemon. I'm not sure, but I don't
> think it is required for booting the Annex.

Nope.  Erpcd is the boot server program.  The annexes use syslog facilities for
error reporting (and all other kinds of info, too).
> Mat
> 
> ps - ours are Annex I's

They may have used a different procedure.  The Annex II's definitely use the
erpcd program from Xylogics to boot from the host computer.  Actually, I don't
think there's even an option, except booting from another Annex, but something
has to feed the first one. :-)

If you have any trouble getting the correct info from Xylogics (and you
shouldn't - our Xylogics rep has been great!), drop me a line and I can dig
it out for you.