NAME
bootparamd —
boot parameter server
SYNOPSIS
bootparamd |
[-ds] [-r
router] [-f
file] |
DESCRIPTION
Thebootparamd utility is a server process that provides
information to
diskless(8) clients necessary for booting. It consults the
/etc/bootparams file.
This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the /etc/bootparams file. The returned hostname to the whoami request done by the booting client will be the name that appears in /etc/bootparams and not the canonical name. In this way you can keep the answer short enough so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames will not fail during boot.
OPTIONS
-d- Display the debugging information.
-s- Log the debugging information with syslog(3).
-rrouter- The default router (a machine or an IP-address). This defaults to the machine running the server.
-ffile- The file to use as boot parameter file instead of /etc/bootparams.
FILES
- /etc/bootparams
- default boot parameter file
EXAMPLES
When netbooting diskless SunOS/Xkernel SPARCstations the booted
SunOS kernel also broadcasts to the all-0 address. The SunOS kernel hangs
until it receives a reply. To accommodate this behaviour add an alias
address that responds to an all-0 broadcast. So, add something like
‘ifconfig xl0 192.168.200.254 netmask
255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.200.0 alias’ on the relevant
network interface on your bootparamd server. The
alias address must of course be free for use.
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
Written by Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se>.
BUGS
You may find the syslog(3) loggings to be verbose.