From 85c7a7fb45eac0154866ce6fe410a387e1611842 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason McIntyre Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 15:57:03 +0000 Subject: cover diskless boots from more archs; some adjustments to come; --- share/man/man8/diskless.8 | 35 +++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) (limited to 'share/man') diff --git a/share/man/man8/diskless.8 b/share/man/man8/diskless.8 index a84c52de7e2..8a7ec0e3dd0 100644 --- a/share/man/man8/diskless.8 +++ b/share/man/man8/diskless.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: diskless.8,v 1.41 2006/05/18 15:26:26 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: diskless.8,v 1.42 2006/05/18 15:57:02 jmc Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: diskless.8,v 1.7.4.1 1996/05/30 18:58:10 cgd Exp $ .\" .\" @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ re-installing filesystems on a local disk. This file provides a general description of the interactions between a client and its server when a client is booting over the network. The general description is followed by specific instructions for -configuring a server for diskless Sun clients. +configuring a server for diskless clients. .Pp When booting a system over the network, there are three phases of interaction between client and server: @@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ getattr function to determine the size of the swap area. .Sh EXAMPLES Before a client can boot over the network, its server must be configured correctly. -This example will demonstrate how a Sun client -might be configured -- other clients should be similar. +This example will demonstrate how to configure a server and client. .Pp Assuming the client's hostname is to be "myclient": @@ -163,14 +162,15 @@ Assign an IP address for myclient in .Ed .Pp .It -If booting a Sun, Motorola, or Alpha client, ensure that +If booting an Alpha, HPPA64, Mips64, Motorola, Sun, or Vax client, +ensure that .Pa /etc/inetd.conf is configured to run .Xr tftpd 8 in the directory .Pa /tftpboot . .Pp -If booting an HP 300-series machine, ensure that +If booting an HP 300 or HPPA machine, ensure that .Pa /etc/rbootd.conf is configured properly to transfer the boot program to the client. An entry might look like this: @@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ See the manual page for more information. .Pp .It -If booting a Sun or Motorola client, install a copy of the -appropriate diskless boot loader (such as +If booting an HPPA64, Mips64, Motorola, or Sun client, +install a copy of the appropriate diskless boot loader (such as .Pa boot.net from the root directory of the .Ox @@ -215,16 +215,11 @@ If the client's PROM fails to fetch the expected file, .Xr tcpdump 8 can be used to discover which filename the client is trying to read. .Pp -If booting an HP 300-series machine, ensure that the general purpose -boot program -.Pa SYS_UBOOT -(which may be called -.Pa netboot.lif -before installation) -is installed in the directory +If booting an HP 300 or HPPA machine, ensure that the general purpose +boot program is installed in the directory .Pa /usr/mdec/rbootd . .Pp -If booting an Alpha machine, +If booting an Alpha or Vax machine, follow the instructions in .Xr mopd 8 for setting up a TFTP boot. @@ -325,13 +320,13 @@ Make sure the following processes are enabled on the server: .Xr tftpd 8 via .Xr inetd 8 -(for Sun or Motorola clients), +(for Alpha, HPPA64, Mips64, Motorola, Sun, or Vax clients), .Xr rarpd 8 -(for Sun or Motorola clients), +(for Alpha, HPPA64, Mips64, Motorola, Sun, or Vax clients), .Xr rbootd 8 -(for HP clients), +(for HP 300 and HPPA clients), .Xr mopd 8 -(for Alpha clients), +(for Alpha or Vax clients), .Xr rpc.bootparamd 8 , .Xr portmap 8 , and -- cgit v1.2.3