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From: avolio@decuac.DEC.COM (Frederick M. Avolio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: DECstation bootable off RZ5x (650meg) disks?
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Date: 15 Dec 89 22:56:25 GMT
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In article <486@tci.bell-atl.com>, doug@tci.bell-atl.com (Doug Mildram) writes:

> I'm interested in buying a 650meg single or 2-pack for our DECsystem server
> (DECsystem 3100 is no more than a graphics-less DECstation 3100, correct?)
> 

RIGHTEO.

> The server supports DECstation 3100's and 2100's.
> 
> The salesmen believe the RZ56 (650 meg guts of RZ5x-DA, RZ5x-FA boxes)
> is NOT SUPPORTED as a boot device -- is this a real barrier or 
> something easily overcome?  



Not "supported" (not quotes) because ULTRIX V3.1 came out BEFORE
the RZ56 did.  There is a workaround.  Easy one...  Your sales rep should
check things out with his/her ULTRIX support.  Go ahead and order it.

Fred 
(speaking not for dec officially, but what the heck that won't save
me if I get in trouble :-))