Re: NFS/mirrors.

Richard Black (Richard.Black@cl.cam.ac.uk)
Wed, 06 Dec 1995 17:24:49 +0000

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>
> > Is NFS supported on the Alpha ? This is how I prefer to do
> > (intel) installations. BLADE install_guide.txt demonstrates floppy and CD-ROM
> > installations only. Maybe an option for BLADE_0.4 or distributors...
>
> Yes, indeed; NFS client has worked from *way* back, server is there now,
> finally (I hear), with the latest LIBC and stuff.

On the contrary, NFS client does not work well. We have a 1.3.31 alpha setup
supplied by Dave Rusling, and NFS does not work to some servers (e.g. HPUX)
though does not others (e.g. OSF1) and performance is poor to other machines
some of the time for no obviously quantifyable reason.

>
> As for installation via NFS, the RedHat Linux 2.1 for Alpha does *very* well
> along those lines. BLADE can do NFS install, but not from the very
> beginning; you need to get a certain amount of stuff there via floppy/CD
> before it becomes practical. Note that this is true of RedHat as well, but
> it's limited to 3 floppies.
>
> --Jay++

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