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SPARC T7 Series Servers Administration Guide

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Updated: August 2017
 
 

OpenBoot Configuration Parameters

Parameter
Default Value
Description
auto-boot-on-error?
false
Controls whether or not the host attempts to boot after POST detects a nonrecoverable error.
  • false – Host does not attempt to boot and stops at the ok prompt.

  • true – Host automatically attempts to boot.

auto-boot?
true
Controls whether or not the host automatically boots after a system reset or when the power is turned on.
  • true – Host automatically attempts to boot from the devices specified in boot-device.

  • false – Host does not attempt to boot and stops at the ok prompt.

boot-command
boot
Specifies the command to be executed when auto-boot? is true. Valid boot commands:
  • boot – Boots kernel from devices specified in boot-device.

  • boot net – Boots kernel from the network.

  • boot cdrom – Boots kernel from the CD-ROM.

  • boot disk1:h – Boots from disk 1 partition h.

  • boot tape – Boots default file from tape.

  • boot device-path – Boots from the device specified as device-path. See Locate Device Paths (OpenBoot).

boot-device
disk net
Contains the name of the default boot device that is used when OpenBoot is not in diagnostic mode.
boot-file
An optional parameter that provides boot arguments that are used when OpenBoot is not in diagnostic mode.
diag-switch?
false
If the value is true, runs in the Diagnostic mode.
network-boot-arguments
An optional parameter that enables you to set configuration parameters to be used by OpenBoot when you perform a WAN boot. Setting this parameter takes precedence over any default boot parameter values. Refer to the eeprom(1M) man page for details.

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