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From: dan@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Daniel Heath)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: Configuring Clients and Servers
Message-ID: <1991Jun20.013953.1136@ncsu.edu>
Date: 20 Jun 91 01:39:53 GMT
References: <BOGAART.91Jun19144021@gin.serc.nl>
Sender: Dan Heath
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In article <BOGAART.91Jun19144021@gin.serc.nl> bogaart@serc.nl (Eugene  Bogaart) writes:
>
>Hoi Net,
>
>We have a DEC station 2100 as a client attached to a server DEC system
>5400.  Via the Diskless Management System the clients are configured to
>boot their kernel of the /dlclient?/CLIENT.root area. 
>
>The DMS manual shows how to modify the configuration so that a local
>disk can be used as swap.
>
>The I am wondering if it is possible to change the configuration of a
>client DECstation (2100) with one local disk (RZ23), so that not only
>the swap space is local but also its root filesystem. (servers is then 
>only needed for the clients /usr's file system.) 

 Use RIS (Remote Installation Service) instead of DMS.  RIS is designed 
 specifically to do what you are asking by making the client's root and
 swap area local.  See your manuals for details.


                                    Later,
                                    Dan Heath
                                    dan@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu