Booting From the Network

To use a Sun Quad FastEthernet adapter Ethernet interface as the boot device, perform the following tasks:

To Boot From the Network

1. At the ok prompt type:

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   ok show-devs

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   The show-devs command lists the system devices. You should see the full path name of the qfe devices, similar to the following examples:

   For Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter:

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   /pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@0,1
   /pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@1,1
   /pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@2,1
   /pci@1f,2000/pci@2/SUNW,qfe@3,1

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   For Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus adapter:

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   /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,qfe@1,8c30000
   /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,qfe@1,8c20000
   /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,qfe@1,8c10000
   /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,qfe@1,8c00000

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   Note -

   You need to select only one of these qfe devices for booting.

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2. At the ok prompt type:

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   ok 
   boot full_path_name_of_the_
   qfe_device
   

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