[SunRescue] Diskless Workstations

[Nick Richardson]

>On Tue, 18 May 1999, Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
>
>> Folks-
>>
>> Can someone point me to a "cookbook" set-up guide that will show me how to
>> set up a boot server?  I want to set up a boot server on my IPX so I can
>> net-boot my "new" LX.
>
>SunOS 4/Solaris 1 or SunOS 5/Solaris 2?
>
>With Solaris 2.x it's very easy, look under the Advanced Installation
>guide on docs.sun.com.  In the Tools subdirectory of the OS CD there is a
>program to setup the install server (called, oddly enough,
>setup_install_server) and a program to add a client netboot entry
>(add_install_client).
>
>For SunOS 4 it's a bit more involved but covered well in the manuals.
>
>-James
>

Well, I was going to ask this very question, but seeing as it's already
been done, I'll comment on how it went.

Basically just typed in the two commands with the correct parameters and it
seems to have worked (I'll explain the seemed part).

1. setup_install_server -b [where you want to put the files, for  me
/usr/export]
2. add_install_client -i [client ip] -e [client ethernet address] -s
[servername:where the files are on the server] clientname machinetype

Everything is then set up automatically..nothing else to do.

Started up the client machine and net-boot worked great for a minute or so
until i get a watchdog reset, instruction access error. This is the same
error I got when i tried to boot the system off a hardrive with Solaris 7.
The question is could this be due to some dubious RAM I pulled out of a
Macintosh. The SIMMS are 2 chip rather than 9..is this the source of the
problem? When I pull these out I only have 4M left, so the net boot fails
with a panic, Cannot find link in range.

Anyhow, thanks for the information James

Nick Richardson

Nick Richardson
Wayne State University
Department of Chemistry