[geeks] more Solaris serial help

[Brian Dunbar]

Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> From: Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net>
>> Date: 2006/12/19 Tue PM 07:45:54 CST
>> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>> Subject: Re: [geeks] more Solaris serial help
> 
>> On Dec 19, 2006, at 7:35 PM, brian.dunbar at liftport.com wrote:
>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> It's late, I need to rebuild a server sometime between oh, now and
>>> tomorrow a.m.  I can't get the server to boot (botched mirror creation
>>> left the boot disk inop)
>>>
>>> It's a new Sun V210.  The problem is I can't drop the damned thing to 
>>> the
>>> OK prompt so I can reboot from CD and reinstall the OS.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Dumb question, but if an OS is installed currently, and you just want to flatten the box and start over again, what about:
> 
> Using "eeprom" command to redirect boot device/auto-boot? to false?
> 
> Formating the boot drive, and by clobbering the OS install, forcing the system to drop out to "OK"
> 
> and finally, what about setting up a net install server and redirecting boot-device to "net"?
> 
> Just a few thoughts I had, but luckily I've no experience with this type of challenge...
> 
> Lionel

Good thoughts.

I had not thought about using eeprom.  I do get fixed on doing things
one-way and at times fail to consider my options.

At the day-job (where this is from) we have had net install /jumpstart
in the past but they fell into disuse when the admin who set them up
left.  Old story; the dayjob does not have enough manpower to devote to
infrastructure AND install the new stuff demanded by the business group
so the former looses to the latter.



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