| Title: | VAX and Alpha VMS |
| Notice: | This is a new VMSnotes, please read note 2.1 |
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO |
| Created: | Wed Jan 22 1997 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 703 |
| Total number of notes: | 3722 |
I have a question regarding the differences, if any, between a VAX and an ALPHA in loading MOP loadable files. I am currently using the MOP protocol to download a variety of files such a console firmware, and scripts, as well as terminal server software. I need to know if I can substitute the VAX VMS load host with an ALPHA Open VMS system directly or will I need modifying the loadable files in some way. I wouldn't think there would be a problem substituting the VAX with an ALPHA but I thought I would check first. Thanks, Kevin
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| 441.1 | MOP Documentation Pointers... | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Thu Apr 10 1997 12:30 | 20 |
MOP servers on OpenVMS VAX and on OpenVMS Alpha use the same MOP
download file format, and swapping the download files across the
various MOP server architectures should not encounter any problems.
(The product installation kits and such might not work across the
architectures, but that's not what you appear to be asking here.)
The Phase IV MOP architecture documentation is available via the
order number AA-X436A-TK, and at the following (customer visible)
sites:
http://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/DECnet/PhaseIV/index.html
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/DEC/DECnet/PhaseIV/
the MOP documentation is in maintop30.txt.Z
Also be aware that V6.2 and later include LANCP, which is an
OpenVMS implementation of MOP -- as of V6.2, DECnet is not
required for VMScluster satellite (MOP) download operations.
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| 441.2 | Thanks | KISMIF::MARA | Kevin | Thu Apr 10 1997 14:13 | 6 |
Thanks Steve, that answers all the questions I have. /K | |||||