SPARC: How to Set Up a System to Automatically Boot From the Network

If you want to set up a Sun-4 system to automatically boot from the network, see "SPARC: How to Set Up a Sun-4/3nn System to Automatically Boot From the Network", or "SPARC: How to Set Up a Sun-4/1nn, 2nn, or 4nn System to Automatically Boot From the Network".

1. Make sure the diskless client has been set up as described in "How to Add Support for a Diskless Client".

2. Make sure the system is in the prom monitor environment.

   If the system is not running, power it up. If the system is currently running, use the init 0 command to get it to the boot prom prompt.

3. If the screen displays the > prompt instead of the ok prompt, type n and press Return or Enter.

   The screen should now display the ok prompt. If not, see "SPARC: How to Set Up a Sun-4/3nn System to Automatically Boot From the Network", or "SPARC: How to Set Up a Sun-4/1nn, 2nn, or 4nn System to Automatically Boot From the Network".

4. Determine the version number of the boot prom with the banner command. The following is an example:

   ok banner SPARCstation 2, Type 4 Keyboard ROM Rev. 2.0, 16MB memory installed, Serial # 289 Ethernet address 8:0:20:d:e2:7b, Host ID: 55000121

5. Set the boot device.

   If the boot prom is version 2.0 or greater, type the following command.

   ok setenv boot-device net boot-device=net

   If the boot prom version is less than 2.0, type the following command.

   ok setenv boot-from net

   For more information about boot proms, see the OpenBoot 2.x Command Reference Manual or the OpenBoot 3.x Command Reference Manual.

6. Boot the system automatically from the network by using the boot command.

   ok boot