Sun Microsystems GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter User Manual

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Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 2004

4. Eject the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Driver CD from the CD-ROM drive.

5. Create a

hostname.ce

number file in the diskless client’s root directory.

You will need to create an

/export/root/

client-name

/etc/hostname.ce

number

file for the GigaSwift Ethernet interface. See “Configuring the Network Host Files”
on page 25
for instructions.

6. Edit the

hosts

file in the diskless client’s root directory.

Edit the

/export/root/

client-name

/etc/hosts

file to include the IP address of

the GigaSwift Ethernet interface. See “Configuring the Network Host Files” on
page 25
for instructions.

7. Set the MAC address on the server side and rebuild the device tree if you want to

boot from the GigaSwift Ethernet port.

8. To boot the diskless client from the GigaSwift Ethernet port, type the following

boot command:

Installing the Solaris Operating System
Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network

The Solaris Advanced Installation Guide describes the full procedure for installing the
Solaris Operating System over the network. The following procedure assumes that
you have created an install server, which contains the image of the Solaris CD, and
that you have set up the client system to be installed over the network.

Note –

The Solaris 9 x86 version of the operating system cannot be installed over a

GigaSwift Ethernet interface.

Before you can install the Solaris Operating System on a client system with a
GigaSwift Ethernet adapter, you must first add the GigaSwift Ethernet software
packages to the install server. These software packages are on Sun GigaSwift
Ethernet Driver CD.

Note –

Refer to the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for more information about

installing the Solaris Operating System over the network.

ok boot

path-to-device:link-param, -v

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