Hi Mike,
Mike Gerdts wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Peter Tribble<peter.tribble at gmail.com> > wrote: >> I've been trying to test AI, without much success. >> >> I have a sparc client - a SunBlade 1500. I've set up a spare x86 desktop with >> 2009.06 as the AI server. >> >> So I boot the client with net:dhcp, and discover that it's time to get >> a cup of coffee. > > Seems kinda odd (and a show-stopper) that wanboot now requires dhcp. > I've been meaning to ask about this for a while. Looking at the documentation, it seems that in case of wanboot, client can boot in following ways: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-5504/6mkv4nh5m?a=view [1] Boot from the network by setting network interface variables in the Open Boot PROM (OBP). [2] Boot from the network with the DHCP option [3] Boot from a local CD-ROM In 2009.06 version of AI, only [2] is supported. That said, as far as I am aware of, support for [3] is currently being looked at. (Sundar, please feel free to correct me if I am not correct in this point). With respect to [1], I have tried and it seems that the same problem as for [3] will have to be solved, since network interface is not being brought up: {1} ok setenv network-boot-arguments host-ip=192.168.100.143,router-ip=192.168.100.1, \ subnet-mask=255.255.255.0,hostname=cynura,file=http://192.168.100.2:5555/cgi-bin/wanboot-cgi {1} boot net Boot device: /pci at 1f,700000/network at 2 File and args: 100 Mbps FDX Link up <time unavailable> wanboot info: WAN boot messages->console <time unavailable> wanboot info: configuring /pci at 1f,700000/network at 2 100 Mbps FDX Link up <time unavailable> wanboot progress: wanbootfs: Read 366 of 366 kB (100%) <time unavailable> wanboot info: wanbootfs: Download complete Tue Jun 16 16:03:22 wanboot progress: miniroot: Read 174546 of 174546 kB (100%) Tue Jun 16 16:03:22 wanboot info: miniroot: Download complete SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_111a 64-bit Copyright 1983-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Hardware watchdog enabled Hostname: opensolaris Remounting root read/write Probing for device nodes ... Preparing automated install image for use The AI image will be retrieved from /export/home/images/ai_sparc_8427_111a/ directory Downloading solaris.zlib archive --09:16:56-- http://192.168.100.2:5555/export/home/images/ai_sparc_8427_111a//solaris.zlib => `/tmp/solaris.zlib' Connecting to 192.168.100.2:5555... failed: Network is unreachable. FAILED ... After logging in: # ifconfig -a bge0: flags=1000842<BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 1 inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0 ether 0:3:ba:fb:20:c1 lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 2 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 lo0: flags=2002000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,VIRTUAL> mtu 8252 index 2 inet6 ::1/128 -bash: /usr/bin/hostname: No such file or directory Thank you, Jan
