esimonds@dallas.net (Everett B. Simonds) writes:

> I've done installations before on an R4400 Indigo, an R10K O2 and an R12K
> Octane, but I've never had to do an installation on any of the big iron
> machines.

It's just the same, really. (Our RE² Onyx only has one R4400, but that
shouldn't matter. My experience is that it's no different from the
smaller workstations, and I've had to reinstall it twice.)

> Before I get started, are there any gotcha's that I should be aware
> of when I do the installation?

If you have a bootable CD drive attached to the Onyx, none whatsoever.

If you don't, and can't get one, you need to teach yourself how to boot
SGIs from the network. It's not really a biggie.

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Systems Analyst, Techno-Amish & / the University of Helsinki, Finland,
+358-9-19158939 UNIX Dinosaur / employs me, but my opinions are my own.
< URL : http : / / www . helsinki . fi / %7E atossava / >

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Everett - why are you doing a clean install? There is no difference in
installing on an Onyx 4P vs and indy.

Brian

"Atro Tossavainen" wrote in
message newsgz4qyq943f.fsf@kruuna.Helsinki.FI...
> esimonds@dallas.net (Everett B. Simonds) writes:
>
> > I've done installations before on an R4400 Indigo, an R10K O2 and an
R12K
> > Octane, but I've never had to do an installation on any of the big iron
> > machines.
>
> It's just the same, really. (Our RE² Onyx only has one R4400, but that
> shouldn't matter. My experience is that it's no different from the
> smaller workstations, and I've had to reinstall it twice.)
>
> > Before I get started, are there any gotcha's that I should be aware
> > of when I do the installation?
>
> If you have a bootable CD drive attached to the Onyx, none whatsoever.
>
> If you don't, and can't get one, you need to teach yourself how to boot
> SGIs from the network. It's not really a biggie.
>
> --
> Atro Tossavainen (Mr.) / The Institute of Biotechnology at
> Systems Analyst, Techno-Amish & / the University of Helsinki, Finland,
> +358-9-19158939 UNIX Dinosaur / employs me, but my opinions are my
own.
> < URL : http : / / www . helsinki . fi / %7E atossava / >
>
> File attachments NOT welcome unless agreed to beforehand.

In article , brianmaguire@comcast.net
says...
>
>Everett - why are you doing a clean install? There is no difference in
>installing on an Onyx 4P vs and indy.
>
>Brian
>
>"Atro Tossavainen" wrote in
>message newsgz4qyq943f.fsf@kruuna.Helsinki.FI...
>> esimonds@dallas.net (Everett B. Simonds) writes:
>>
>> > I've done installations before on an R4400 Indigo, an R10K O2 and an
>R12K
>> > Octane, but I've never had to do an installation on any of the big iron
>> > machines.
>>
>> It's just the same, really. (Our RE² Onyx only has one R4400, but that
>> shouldn't matter. My experience is that it's no different from the
>> smaller workstations, and I've had to reinstall it twice.)
>>
>> > Before I get started, are there any gotcha's that I should be aware
>> > of when I do the installation?
>>
>> If you have a bootable CD drive attached to the Onyx, none whatsoever.
>>
>> If you don't, and can't get one, you need to teach yourself how to boot
>> SGIs from the network. It's not really a biggie.
>>
>> --
>> Atro Tossavainen (Mr.) / The Institute of Biotechnology at
>> Systems Analyst, Techno-Amish & / the University of Helsinki, Finland,
>> +358-9-19158939 UNIX Dinosaur / employs me, but my opinions are my
>own.
>> < URL : http : / / www . helsinki . fi / %7E atossava / >
>>
>> File attachments NOT welcome unless agreed to beforehand.
>
>

Hi Brian:

I generally try to keep a drive on the shelf that has a clean installation of
IRIX on it for all of my machines in case I ever need it.

I pulled the two drives that came with it and installed a new one on an extra
sled and off we went, no problems. Since I'd never installed IRIX on any of
SGI's large machines, I thought it best to check before hand in case there was
anything I needed to know before I got into it. Once I was finished, I put
the two original drives back in and it just hums along. Roars actually, man
those fans are noisy!

As an alternative, I could have used your cloning routine, but this was as
much for my own education as well.

Thanks.

Everett