ZY Boot Diskette Archive

To facilitate set-up for a ZY, and to minimize release synchronization problems, I have implemented a simple archive of the individual ZY boot diskette images. This archive is currently located in the GBT Metrology Group's Laser NT Domain, and is physically hosted on the NT Server for that domain, `Freya.' The idea behind this archive is simple:

• Control write access to the ZY boot disk images, which eases revision control
• Allow easy read access to anyone needing to make a ZY boot diskette.

Under this system, the master ZY ``boot diskette'' for any given ZY is actually a file on the ZIY host that contains a binary image of the boot diskette. If a diskette fails, is lost, or otherwise needs to be replaced a new copy can be made from the archived binary image of the diskette with reasonable assurance that the new diskette contains the latest released set-up and will work as desired. Individual diskettes cannot supersede the archived image, therefore any changes desired must be made to the image by the persons authorized to make this change, and new diskettes made from the new image.