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“How to Install the Enterprise 250 Server” on page 44
Specifically, you must perform the following tasks:
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Set up a system console; see “About Setting Up a Console” on page 49
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Configure the PCI-based Ethernet port; see “How to Add an Ethernet Interface”
on page 198
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Attach the Ethernet port to a network; see “How to Attach a Twisted-Pair
Ethernet (TPE) Cable” on page 200 or “How to Attach an MII Ethernet
Transceiver” on page 202
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Power on the system; see “How to Power On the System” on page 56
Note - To boot the system over an Ethernet network, it is necessary that there be a
bootable image for Sun4u architecture somewhere on the network. For details, see
the installation instructions accompanying your Solaris software.
What to Do
1. At the
ok
prompt, enter:
ok show-devs
The
show-devs
command lists the system devices. It displays the full path
name of the
hme
device, similar to the example below:
/pci@1f,4000/pci@5/SUNW,hme@0,1
2. Change the default net device. At the
ok
prompt, enter:
ok nvalias net
hme_path
ok nvstore
where hme_path is the full path name of the
hme
device—in this example,
/pci@1f,4000/pci@5/SUNW,hme@0,1
.
3. Load and boot the operating system over the network interface. Enter either of
the following commands:
a. To load the operating system into the server’s volatile memory, enter:
ok boot net
Note - Because the operating system is only in volatile memory, it is not
retained across power cycles.
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