Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!ron From: ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Unix on a VAXCluster ?? Message-ID: Date: 11 Mar 88 17:10:50 GMT References: <985@luth.luth.se> <2902@pitt.UUCP> <1209@ritcsh.UUCP> <5162@pyr.gatech.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: The Office of Mismanagement and Bean Counting Lines: 14 Up until recently, a VAXCluster is a set of VAX's around interconnected by the CI bus. The CI disk/tape controller (HSC50) which is the heart of the VAXCluster is very hostile to non-VMS/TOPS-20 operating systems, as it has OS specific code in the controller microcode. I assume DEC is planning to provide Ultrix support in the HSC. Lately DEC is selling things called (humorously) local area VAXClusters. This is essentially a DEC proprietary equivelent to the traditional diskless workstation. It requires no specific hardware other than an DECNET compatible network interface. Note that due to unexplained phenomena, you can't support diskless Local Area VAXCluster nodes from a real CI VAXCluster. -Ron