Preparing to Install Your Operating System
AlphaServer 1000 Rackmount Owner's Guide 3-13
Example 3–3: Bootp Protocol ewa0
>>> set ewa0_inet_init
>>> set ewa0_protocols bootp
>>> boot -fi "" ewa0
Booting from an ULTRIX Server
Use the
show device
command at the SRM console prompt to determine which
network adapter your server is using. The network adapter will have a value such as
ewa0
or
era0
.
>>> show device
The
show device
command displays output similar to Example 3–4:
Example 3–4: The show device Command Display
dka400.4.0.6.0
DKA400
RRD43 2893
dva0.0.0.1
DVA0
ewa0.0.0.13.0
EWA0
08-00-2B-3E-B6-C8
pka0.7.0.6.0
PKA0
SCSI Bus ID 7
Use the following command syntax to boot your system over the network:
set device_protocols mop
For example, if the device you are booting from with the mop protocol is ewa0, enter the
commands in Example 3–5:
Example 3–5: Mop Protocol ewa0
>>> set ewa0_protocols mop
>>> boot "" ewa0
Verifying the Installation
To verify that you installed all the correct elements from the DEC OSF/1 Version T3.0B-2
kit, check the DEC OSF/1 revision level in the
/etc/motd
file. The correct version
strings are as follows:
DEC OSF/1 T3.0B-2(Rev.347.45); Fri Sept 16 11:07:49 EDT 1994
