NAME
bootparams —
boot parameter
database
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The
bootparams file specifies the boot parameters that
diskless(8) clients may
request when booting over the network. Each client supported by this server
must have an entry in the
bootparams file containing the
servers and pathnames for its
root, area. It may optionally
contain
swap,
dump, and other entry types.
Each line in the file (other than comment lines that begin with a #) specifies
the client name followed by the pathnames that the client may request by their
logical names. Names are matched in a case-insensitive fashion, and may also
be wildcarded using shell-style globbing characters.
The components of the line are delimited with blank or tab, and may be continued
onto multiple lines with a backslash.
For example:
dummy root=server:/export/dummy/root \
swap=server:/export/dummy/swap \
dump=server:/export/dummy/swap \
gateway=router:255.255.255.0
When the client named "dummy" requests the pathname for its logical
"root" it will be given server
“
server” and pathname
“
/export/dummy/root” as the response to its RPC
request.
netra[1-5]www* root=server:/export/jumpstart/netra_www
When any client with a name matching the pattern "netra[1-5]www*"
requests the pathname for its logical "root" it will be given server
“
server” and pathname
“
/export/jumpstart/netra_www” as the response to
its RPC request. As this example implies, this is useful for setting up
Jumpstart servers for Sun clients.
NOTES
The server does not default to the localhost, and must be filled in.
FILES
- /etc/bootparams
- default configuration file
SEE ALSO
diskless(8),
rpc.bootparamd(8)