Troubleshooting a network boot – Storix Software SBAdmin AIX System Recovery Guide User Manual
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The detailed instructions for using the options on this menu are provided in the sections
and
Change the Volume Group, Logical Volume and Filesystem Information
.
Troubleshooting a Network Boot
To boot from the network, a server must have first been configured to provide a network boot image to this
client. Those steps are outlined in the section
Network Boot/Install Configuration
.
To perform a network boot, The SBAdmin System Recovery boot process uses a standard network process
called “BOOTP”. BOOTP is initiated from the client and communicates with a BOOTP daemon on the boot
server, who in turn provides the client with information needed to obtain and execute a network boot image.
You must refer to each of the sections above, depending on your platform type, for instructions on initiating the
BOOTP process. If you are unable to boot the system to either the BOOTP Menu or System Management
Services Menu, you should refer to your hardware documentation for instructions.
If you are able to initiate the BOOTP process, but the client still fails to display the SBAdmin System Recovery
menus, there may have been an error in network communication between the client and server or an error in
the network boot configuration. Be sure to check the following:
1. If there is a value in the LED of the client, refer to the
for specific information and instructions.
2. Check that the settings in the
Enable Network Installation of a Client
process are configured properly.
Specifically be sure that the client gateway, subnet mask, platform and adapter type are correct.
3. Some older RSPC models require the Network Adapter Hardware Address be entered in the
. Refer to
Determining the Network Adapter Hardware Address
instructions below.
4. On a PCI-based system, you cannot use the leading zeros for any of the IP addresses in the SMS Menu.
5. If you are trying to perform a broadcast BOOTP (by leaving the client and server IP address fields blank),
try filling out the client and server addresses instead. Note that a broadcast BOOTP cannot be performed if
a gateway is used between the client and server.
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