NAME

bootparamd —

boot parameter server

SYNOPSIS

bootparamd [-ds] [-r router] [-f file]

DESCRIPTION

The bootparamd utility is a server process that provides information to diskless(8) clients necessary for booting. It consults the /etc/bootparams file.

This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the /etc/bootparams file. The returned hostname to the whoami request done by the booting client will be the name that appears in /etc/bootparams and not the canonical name. In this way you can keep the answer short enough so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames will not fail during boot.

OPTIONS

-d: Display the debugging information.
-s: Log the debugging information with syslog(3).
-r router: The default router (a machine or an IP-address). This defaults to the machine running the server.
-f file: The file to use as boot parameter file instead of /etc/bootparams.

FILES

/etc/bootparams: default boot parameter file

EXAMPLES

When netbooting diskless SunOS/Xkernel SPARCstations the booted SunOS kernel also broadcasts to the all-0 address. The SunOS kernel hangs until it receives a reply. To accommodate this behaviour add an alias address that responds to an all-0 broadcast. So, add something like ‘

ifconfig
  xl0 192.168.200.254 netmask 255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.200.0
  alias

’ on the relevant network interface on your bootparamd server. The alias address must of course be free for use.

AUTHORS

Written by Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se>.

BUGS

You may find the syslog(3) loggings to be verbose.