Auto generate/update netmap?

We manufacture a machine which has 5 QNX nodes in it.
Node 1 is the system controller. The other 4 (nodes 2-5) may
need to be replaced by non-technical users. Does anybody
know a program we could run on Node 1 to update/fix the netmap
after any of nodes 2-5 were replaced? Nodes 2-5 currently boot
from their own flash disk. There could be 2 cases, one where you
know the MAC address of the new node and one where you don’t.

Remote booting nodes 2-5 could be a solution, but we cannot
use a boot prom because of no socket. We have flash disk
that we might be able to put a network boot loader program in if we
knew where to get one and how to install it.

All help appreciated!!


Randy LaCaze
Innovative Solutions, Inc. (ISI)

Mario Charest who frequents this group has a wonderful app
called “Automap” which does just what you want. Works like a charm.

Richard

“J. Randel LaCaze” wrote:

We manufacture a machine which has 5 QNX nodes in it.
Node 1 is the system controller. The other 4 (nodes 2-5) may
need to be replaced by non-technical users. Does anybody
know a program we could run on Node 1 to update/fix the netmap
after any of nodes 2-5 were replaced? Nodes 2-5 currently boot
from their own flash disk. There could be 2 cases, one where you
know the MAC address of the new node and one where you don’t.

Remote booting nodes 2-5 could be a solution, but we cannot
use a boot prom because of no socket. We have flash disk
that we might be able to put a network boot loader program in if we
knew where to get one and how to install it.

All help appreciated!!


Randy LaCaze
Innovative Solutions, Inc. (ISI)