Explanation
Systems running
Tru64 UNIX
support network adapters, designated eg*0, ew*0, or ei*0.
The asterisk stands for the adapter ID (a, b, c, and so on).
The following procedure explains the preceding command example.
1.
Power up the system. The system stops at the SRM console prompt, >>>.
2.
Set boot environment variables, if desired. See Section 3.1.
3.
Enter the
show device
command
X
to determine the unit number and adapter ID for
your device.
4.
Enter the following commands. The preceding example assumes you are booting from
ega0. If you are booting from another adapter, enter that device name instead.
>>> set ega0_protocols bootp
>>> set ega0_inet_init bootp
The first
set
command
Y
enables the bootp network protocol for booting over the
Ethernet controller. The second
set
command
Z
sets the internal Internet database to
initialize from the network server through the bootp protocol.
5.
Enter the
boot
command
[
and command-line parameters (if you have not set the
associated environment variables). In the preceding example, the
boot
command sets
the system to boot automatically from ega0.
For complete instructions on booting
Tru64 UNIX
over the network, see the
Tru64 UNIX
Installation Guide
.
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