Checking the Client OBP for WAN Boot Support

To perform a hands-off WAN boot installation, the client OpenBoot PROM (OBP) must support WAN boot. The following procedure describes how to determine if the client OBP supports WAN boot.

To Check the Client OBP for WAN Boot Support

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see “Configuring RBAC (Task Map)” in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

2. Check the OBP configuration variables for WAN boot support.

   # eeprom | grep network-boot-arguments

   • If the variable network-boot-arguments is displayed, or if the previous command returns the output network-boot-arguments: data not available, the OBP supports WAN boot installations. You do not need to update the OBP before you perform your WAN boot installation.

   • If the previous command does not return any output, the OBP does not support WAN boot installations. You must perform one of the following tasks.

     • Update the client OBP. See your system documentation for information about how to update the OBP.

     • Perform the WAN boot installation from the Solaris 9 Software CD in a local CD-ROM drive. For instructions about how to boot the client from a local CD-ROM drive, see Installing With Local CD Media.

Example 44–1 Verifying OBP Support for WAN Boot on the Client

The following command shows how to check the client OBP for WAN boot support.

# eeprom | grep network-boot-arguments
network-boot-arguments: data not available

In this example, the output network-boot-arguments: data not available indicates that the client OBP supports WAN boot.