Network – Sun Microsystems GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter User Manual

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Chapter 3

Network Configuration

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To Install the Solaris Operating System Over a
GigaSwift Ethernet Network

1. Prepare the install server and client system to install the Solaris Operating System

over the network.

The Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes how to create the install server and
set up the client systems.

Note –

If you want to install the client system over a network that is not part of the

same subnet, you must also create a boot server. The Solaris Advanced Installation
Guide describes how to create a boot server.

2. Find the root directory of the client system.

The client system’s root directory can be found in the install server’s

/etc/bootparams

file. Use the

grep

command to search this file for the root

directory.

In this example, the root directory for the Solaris 7 client is

/netinstall

you would replace root-directory with

/netinstall

Note –

If the root directory is not found in the

/etc/bootparams

file, refer to the

Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for configuration instructions.

3. Insert the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver CD into the install server’s CD-ROM

drive.

The CD should automatically mount to the

/cdrom/cdrom0

directory. If the CD

does not mount to this directory, see Appendix A for mounting instructions.

# grep

client-name

/etc/bootparams

client_name

root=

server-name

:/netinstall/Solaris_2.7/Tools/Boot

install=

server-name

:/netinstall boottype=:in rootopts=:rsize=32768