INFOserver 100 Users Guide

This document is the InfoServer 100 System Operations Guide, published in October 1990 by Digital Equipment Corporation. It serves as a comprehensive manual for network managers on how to operate and manage the InfoServer 100, which functions as a virtual disk server for Ethernet networks.

The guide details the InfoServer 100's capabilities, including:

• Serving compact discs (CDs) and read/write disk partitions to clients on the network, making them appear as locally attached devices.
• Acting as an initial load system (downline loader) for VAX processors and other Ethernet products using Maintenance Operation Protocol (MOP).
• Implementing LAD (Local Area Disk) and LAST (Local Area Systems Transport) protocols for high-performance disk access.

The core of the guide focuses on command-line operations for server management, covering:

• Establishing and managing server sessions.

• A detailed reference for commands such as:

  • CLEAR, COPY, CREATE (partitions, services), DELETE (partitions, services).
  • EXIT, HELP, INITIALIZE (disks), LOOP, MONITOR.
  • REBOOT, RESTORE, SAVE (system configuration).
  • SET (partition attributes, server automount, group codes, identification, MOP, multicast timer, name, password, state, work group, write access).
  • SHOW (device, Ethernet, LAT, MOP, partitions, server, service information).
  • UPDATE (MOP images, system software).
  • ZERO (various internal counters).

• Advanced functions like assigning passwords to protect discs, serving media under multiple names, creating and managing disk partitions, serving external drives, and backing up data.

• Extensive troubleshooting information to diagnose and resolve common operational problems, such as connectivity issues, slow disk access, booting failures, and password recovery.

Essentially, it's a command-line reference and operational guide for maintaining a Digital InfoServer 100 in an Ethernet network environment.