If the software is installed, the previous command will return the package name you typed in. In that case, skip to Step 10.

If the software is not installed, install the software from the download center. See Chapter 2 for instructions on installing the required software packages.

10.Confirm that the network host files have been configured correctly during the Solaris installation.

Although the Solaris software installation creates the client’s network configuration files, you may need to edit these files to match your specific networking environment. See “Configuring the Network Host Files” on page 23 for more information about editing these files.

11.Use the dladm show-devcommand to show configuration information for all data-links or the specified data-link. By default, the system is configured to have one data-link for each known network device.

# dladm show-dev

 

 

 

e1000g0

link: up

speed: 1000

Mbps

duplex: full

e1000g1

link: down

speed: 0

Mbps

duplex: half

e1000g2

link: down

speed: 0

Mbps

duplex: half

e1000g3

link: down

speed: 0

Mbps

duplex: half

nxge0

link: up

speed: 10000 Mbps

duplex: full

nxge1

link: up

speed: 10000 Mbps

duplex: full

 

 

 

 

 

Booting Over the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network for Solaris x86 and Linux Systems

To Boot Over the Network on Solaris x86 and Linux Systems

1.Obtain the MAC address from the target Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber XFP Low Profile Adapter.

2.Set up the PXE boot server with the MAC addresses .

3.Choose one of the adapter ports as the boot interface.

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