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List:       aix-l
Subject:    Re: Sp2 nodes outside of a frame
From:       "Miller, Dave (I.S.)" <Dave.Miller () BHS ! ORG>
Date:       2004-01-30 12:36:19
Message-ID: 8243B9A9F4E44C4B996F6009E05ECE5E0D0A4DD5 () bhsexc2 ! bhs ! org
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I'd like to attempt it on a couple of Winterhawk nodes.
I am migrating everything to regatta boxes, but would like to leave
behind a couple of Winterhawks for testing.
Leaving them in a frame requires a big power comittment, of which we are
very short on circuits these days.

-----Original Message-----
From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of
Green, Simon
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 7:22 AM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: Sp2 nodes outside of a frame


Dave Miller wrote:
> 
> Has anyone attempted to run an SP/2 node outside of a frame, i..e..
'standalone'?

I've never even heard of anyone wanting to do this!

Actually running a system in one of these without PSSP is possible: some
of
my colleagues have done this whilst re-configuring an SP2.  i.e. Delete
info
from the SDR so that you can remove an intermediate frame, or move an
active
frame from one SP2 Cluster to another without stopping the system.

The problems I would foresee surround hardware control.  Could you just
plug
a console into the back of a node?  How would you power it on and off,
or
set a key-switch (if you've got an old MCA node)?

Is this just idle speculation, or do you actually want to attempt it for
some reason?

--
Simon Green
Altria ITSC Europe Ltd

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