Updating the Multi-Boot Code
Updating the Multi-Boot Code
Multi-boot code for the Converged Network Adapter supports both Ethernet and FCoE boot.
This section provides the following information about the multi-boot update:
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“Hardware and Software Configuration for Multi-Boot” on page 37
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“Multi-Boot Code Update Utilities” on page 38
Hardware and Software Configuration for Multi-
Boot
Hardware configuration includes the following:
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Oracle's SPARC Solaris boot client
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Oracle Solaris boot server
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Converged Network Adapter installed in Oracle's SPARC Solaris boot client
Software configuration requires that you verify (via the
.properties
command) the multi-boot
version and release date by viewing the values of the following properties:
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revision-level -
3.15
or later
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release-date -
2010-04-30
or later
The following example session shows how to perform an Ethernet boot at the OpenBoot
ok
prompt on Oracle's SPARC boot client console.
{0} ok
show-nets
a) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/ethernet@0,1
b) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/ethernet@0
c) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0,1
d) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@2/network@0
e) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0,1
f) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@1/network@0
q) NO SELECTION
Enter Selection, q to quit:
b
/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/ethernet@0 has been selected.
Type ^Y ( Control-Y ) to insert it in the command line.
e.g. ok nvalias mydev ^Y
for creating devalias mydev for
/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/ethernet@0
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