Booting a System Over the Network With DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support for booting a system over the network has been added to this Solaris release.

A system on the network can now use DHCP to acquire boot parameters and network configuration information needed to boot over the network. DHCP booting is supported on certain SPARC systems and IA based systems.

Previously, a system was booted over the network using Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) by default. Now you can choose either DHCP or RARP for network booting.

A DHCP server must be installed and configured for your network prior to using DHCP to boot a system over the network. For information on setting up a DHCP server, see the System Administration Guide, Volume 3.

For information on booting a system over the network, see the System Administration Guide, Volume 1.