Sun Microsystems SUN FIRE 280R - Manual (Page 76)

48 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001
How to Select the Boot Device
Your system administrator should also help you decide how your system will boot
in your environment.
Before You Begin
Before you can select a boot device, you must complete the installation procedure;
see:
■ “How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server” on page 15
Specifically, you must perform the following tasks:
■ Set up a system console; see “About Communicating With the System” on page 33
■ Power on the system; see “How to Power On the System” on page 40
If you want to boot across a network interface, then you must also perform the
following tasks:
■ Configure the Ethernet port; see “How to Configure the Standard Ethernet
Interface” on page 51
■ Attach the Ethernet port to a network; see “How to Connect a Twisted-Pair
Ethernet (TPE) Cable” on page 57
The device that is used to boot the system is determined by the setting of an
OpenBoot firmware configuration parameter called
boot-device . The default
order of settings of this parameter is disk net . Because of this setting, the firmware
first attempts to boot from the system hard drive, and if that fails, then from the
main logic board Ethernet interface.
The following procedure assumes that you are familiar with the OpenBoot firmware
and that you know how to enter the OpenBoot environment. For more information
about the OpenBoot firmware, see the OpenBoot 4.x Command Reference Manual in the
Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook collection for your specific Solaris release.