Storix Software SBAdmin Linux System Recovery Guide - Manual (Page 35)

Storix System Backup Administrator 35 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide
7. If you are attempting a broadcast boot and the boot fails, return to the network boot menu (if any) and make
sure there are no IP addresses entered in the network boot settings. Remove any entries if they exist. If
any entries are found, they will be used instead of a broadcast boot.
Determining the Network Adapter Hardware Address
Some systems require that the adapter hardware address, also referred to as the MAC address, be used to
network boot a client. The MAC address is used to initiate a broadcast boot. In other words, the boot request
is broadcast on the network, and each server running the bootpd or dhcpd daemon will examine the request to
see if it is configured to respond to that MAC address.
A non-broadcast boot requires you enter the IP address of the server and the IP address assigned to the client
you are booting. Since this request is sent directly to the server, and the server responds to the client IP, there
is no need to know the MAC address.
Performing a broadcast boot, therefore, does not require that you enter the server or client IP addresses into
the network boot screen (and for some systems this is not an option). The broadcast boot, however, requires
that the MAC address be entered when
setting up the client for network installation . The steps to obtain the
network adapter hardware address of the client differ widely depending on the platform and system model. If
you do not know how to determine the adapter hardware address, you can usually find this information on the
screen when initiating a network boot operation (even if the boot is unsuccessful) or when displaying the
available network adapters to boot from.