NFS Boot Server Setup
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1) Initial steps
Create a /export/home/boot/ directory to store all boot related files
and logs. We'll put the initial loader binary, in this case "inetboot",
in the /export/home/boot/tftpboot/ directory. The root filesystem will
go in /export/home/boot/nfsroot/ (e.g. platform/ppc/kernel/unix, kernel/genunix,
and kernel/misc/krtld).
Please note that the boot client and server MUST be on the same subnet in this setup.
2) tftpd
Enable the tftp service in /etc/inetd.conf
tftp dgram udp6 wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd -s /export/home/boot/tftpboot
Start the server with /usr/sbin/inetconv, which will enable the tftpd
service, or use
svcadm enable svc:/network/tftp/udp6:default
after the first inetconv.
3) rarpd
Put the mac/hostname mapping for the boot client in /etc/ethers
01:23:45:67:89:AB boot-client
Please note that the hostname should also be set in either /etc/hosts or
other naming service. We put a "192.168.1.11 boot-client"
entry for the client and "192.168.1.10 boot-server" for the boot server
in out /etc/hosts file as an example.
Start the rarp daemon with a
/usr/sbin/in.rarpd -d bge 1
to listen the bge1 interface that is connected to the same switch as the boot client
4) bootparamd
Add an entry for boot client in /etc/bootparams
boot-client root=boot-server:/export/home/boot/nfsroot domain=your.domain.here
Start the bootparam daemon with
/usr/sbin/rpc.bootparamd -d
5) NFS Server and nfsroot
Share the nfsroot directory with an entry in /etc/dfs/dfstab
share -F nfs -o root=192.168.1.10 -d "Solaris NFS Root" /export/home/boot/nfsroot
and start the NFS server with an "exportfs -av", which will start the
NFS-related services.
Note: properly set the domain name in the nfsd config file
(/etc/default/nfs, the NFSMAPID_DOMAIN=your.domain.here).
Check dmesg(1) output for any NFS errors. Also make sure the
routing table is set to route the 192.168.1.0 request to bge1 interface.
Booting the Client Machine (Serial Console or VGA)
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Setup the serial connection:
tip -115200 /dev/tty00
At the OpenFirmware prompt of the boot client, find or create the ethernet device alias.
For example, in ODW it is "eth", in PowerMac G4 it is "ethernet", or create one:
devalias ethernet /pci@80000000/ethernet@D
On ODW, make sure the client-ip and server-ip addresses match the configuration
on the boot server. Boot the system with
boot eth:192.168.1.10,inetboot
On PowerMac G4 without proper setup of DHCP, boot with
boot ethernet:192.168.1.10,inetboot,<client-ip>;<netmask>,;<router-ip>
When the loader prompt asks for the kernel, respond with the location under
the NFS root filesystem you've created