CR 16232596
Conditions:
Operating System: Oracle Solaris
Operating Protocol Mode: CNA
Boot Device: Boot net through the universal HBA
Environment: Universal HBA installed in a SPARC system, at the OBP prompt
Issue:
When using the universal HBA in CNA mode on a SPARC system to boot net over DHCP, the operation might time out during the process with the following messages:
0} ok boot net:dhcp -sv Boot device: /pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@4/SUNW,qle@0:dhcp File and args: -sv Requesting Internet Address for 0:e:1e:10:18:30 Requesting Internet Address for 0:e:1e:10:18:30 Requesting Internet Address for 0:e:1e:10:18:30 Timed out waiting for TFTP reply Timed out waiting for TFTP reply
The boot net over DHCP process fails.
Workaround:
If you are stuck in this time out situation, send a break at the command line.
For future boot net booting at the OBP prompt, do not use DHCP booting. Instead, use RARP booting, as shown in the following screen.
0} ok boot net -v Boot device: /pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@4/SUNW,qle@0 File and args: -v Requesting Internet Address for 0:e:1e:10:18:30 Using RARP/BOOTPARAMS...
To avoid this situation in the future, update the universal HBA firmware to the latest version, as described in Updating the Universal HBA Firmware.