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Solarflare Server Adapter User Guide
Solarflare Adapters on FreeBSD
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6 Install the package:
make install
‐ the driver (for use on this machine) is installed in
/boot/modules/
sfxge.ko
‐ the binary driver package (for use on other machines) is installed in the
build directory in
work/package/sfxge ‐ kmod ‐
<version_no>
.txz
, and in
/usr/ports/packages/All/sfxge ‐ kmod ‐
<version_no>
.txz
7 Load the driver:
kldload /boot/modules/sfxge.ko
For information on configuring this network interface see Configuring the Solarflare
Adapter on page 294 .
6.4 Unattended Installation
Unattended installations of FreeBSD can be performed by PXE booting over the
network, and using the
bsdinstall
command. Set this up as follows:
• Ensure that DHCP is available, with PXE boot options.
• Ensure that a TFTP server is available.
• Ensure that a FreeBSD server is available.
This is required only to generate the FreeBSD PXE boot image:
‐ Download the
mfsbsd
utility (available from http://mfsbsd.vx.sk/ ).
Install it on the FreeBSD server.
1
‐ Download the ISO image for the required FreeBSD release.
Mount this boot image on the FreeBSD server.
‐ Configure and customize the boot image.
Change any PXE boot settings as necessary.
Modify the
/etc/installerconfig
file in the boot image to add any
post ‐ install tasks.
‐ Use the
mfsbsd
utility to build the PXE boot image, using the modified
boot image as source.
• Copy the PXE boot image to the TFTP server
Add a FreeBSD option to its pxelinux boot menu.
• PXE boot the target server and select the FreeBSD image.
• The FreeBSD server that was used to generate the FreeBSD PXE boot image can
now be re ‐ used.
1. The
mfsbsd
utility runs only under FreeBSD.