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CHAPTER 4
Network Configuration
This chapter describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has been
installed on your system. This chapter contains the following sections:
■“Configuring the Network Host Files” on page23
■“Setting Up a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network on a Diskless Client System” on
page25
■“Installing the Solaris Operating System Over a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network” on
page27
■“Booting Over the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network for Solaris x86 and Linux
Systems” on page 31

Configuring the Network Host Files

After installing the driver software, you must create a hostname.nxgenumber file
for the adapter’s Ethernet interface. You must also create both an IP address and a
host name for its Ethernet interface in the /etc/hosts file.