Setting the local-mac-addressProperty
Note –Setting the local-mac-addressproperty is only required if you will be booting from the network.
The network interface of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter has been assigned a unique media access control (MAC) address that represents the 48-bit Ethernet address for that interface. The OpenBoot firmware reports this MAC address via the local-mac-addressproperty in the device nodes corresponding to the network interface.
A system is not obligated to use this assigned MAC address if it has a system-wide MAC address. In such cases, the system-wide MAC address applies to all network interfaces on the system.
The device driver, or any other adapter utility, can use the network device’s MAC address (local-mac-address) while configuring it. In the Solaris operating environment, you can use the MAC address when booting over the network.
The mac-addressproperty of the network device specifies the network address (system-wide or local-mac-address) used for booting the system. To start using the MAC address assigned to the network interface of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter, set the NVRAM configuration variable local-mac-address?to true.
ok setenv local-mac-address? true
▼To Set the GigaSwift Ethernet Device Primary Boot Device
Use this procedure only if you want the GigaSwift Ethernet device to be your primary boot device.
1. List the network devices on your system.
ok show-nets
a)/pci@1f,2000/pci@1/network@4
b)/pci@1f,4000/network@1,1
q) NO SELECTION
Enter Selection, q to quit: q
12 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2001