User`s guide

The VAX 6000 Platform Overview
1.6 Console Load Device
Several options are available for the console load device. An
optional TK tape drive can be installed in the system cabinet
or a compact disk server can be used that is accessed over the
Ethernet.
The InfoServer 100 is an Ethernet-based compact disk (CD) server that
is part of a local area network. The CD server is used to access CDROMs
for software installation, diagnostics, and on-line documentation. The
InfoServer 100 can be used to boot the VAX Diagnostic Supervisor and the
operating system; it is not needed to load or initialize the system following
installation. The Ethernet-based CD server functions as a read-only
storage device for any system on the Ethernet.
For more information on how to boot VMS over the Ethernet using the CD
server as the console load device, see the VAX 6000 Series Owner’s Manual
or the InfoServer 100 Installation and Owners Guide.
Figure 1–6 Booting from an Ethernet-Based CD Server
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SYSTEM TO 
BE BOOTED
ETHERNET
CD SERVER
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