DINA is a small software appliance (self contained package of  software that contains an OS, network services and applications) that is specifically developed to service Silicon Graphics users.
It provides the following services:

   1. Allows any SGI computer to boot over the network and Install IRIX from DINA.
      DINA will act as a BOOTP, TFTP and NFS server as required by the netboot and installation process.
   2. Function as a general NFS server for file storage for your SGI computers.
   3. Function as a repository for the installation of nekoware files.
   4. Can download and be synchronized with nekoware files so that you have a local copy of the latest nekoware.