[SunRescue] Diskless Workstations

[mike mangino]

You can get the files from heiko's site. I can mirror them as well if you would like (the roadrunner to roadrunner transfer should be pretty fast.)

email me off list and I can give you more information about where the files are.

> 
> But where can I obtian the files to go in /opt/export/sun3/sun380
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mike mangino [mailto:mangino at cis.ohio-state.edu]
> Sent: 18 May 1999 23:09
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Diskless Workstations
> 
> 
>  I net boot my sun3/80 from a solaris 7 machine. Essentially what you do is
> as follows.
> 
> remove the comment from the line in /etc/inetd.conf that contains a listing
> for tftp
> 
> Add a line to /etc/ethers that looks like the following, MAC address name
> 08:00:20:01:02:03   sun380
> 
> The mac address should display on boot. If not, use snoop to look for the
> address in the rarp broadcast packets.
> 
> Add a line to /etc/hosts with a name that corresponds to the new diskless
> machine. It should match the line in /etc/ethers
> 
> Start in.rarpd (/usr/sbin/in.rarpd -a)
> 
> 
> Add a line to /etc/bootparams for the machinei
> sun380   gateway=192.168.1.2 root=ultra:/opt/export/sun3/sun380/root
> swap=ultra:/opt/export/sun3/sun380/swap
> dump=ultra:/opt/export/sun3/sun380/dump
> 
> You need at least root, swap and dump. Those are paths to the files they
> will use. The swap file should be created with mkfile, the dumpfile is a
> copy of the swap file (I don't know what it does, but it works)
> 
> start bootparamd (/usr/sbin/in.bootparamd)
> 
> Add entries for NFS mounting the appropriate shares. You need to share root,
> swap and dump at least. My config looks like :
> share -F nfs -o rw=sun380,root=sun380 -d "Sun3X root"
> /opt/export/sun3/sun380/root
> share -F nfs -o rw=sun380,root=sun380 -d "Sun3X swap"
> /opt/export/sun3/sun380/swap
> share -F nfs -o rw=sun380,root=sun380 -d "Sun3X swap"
> /opt/export/sun3/sun380/dump
> 
> restart nfs
> 
> Boot your machine and monitor the network with snoop. It should give you
> information about any errorsyou encounter. If you get stuck, feel free to
> call me at 299-4322 (I'm in Columbus as well)
> 
> Mike
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