How to Boot the System Using the Standard Ethernet Interface

Before You Begin

Before you can boot the system over a network interface, you must complete the installation procedure; see:

“How to Install the Sun Fire 280R Server” on page 15

Specifically, you must perform the following tasks:

Set up either an ASCII terminal, see “How to Attach an Alphanumeric (ASCII) Terminal” on page 34; or a local graphics console, see “How to Configure a Local Graphics Console” on page 36

Configure the Ethernet port; see “How to Configure the Standard Ethernet Interface” on page 51

Attach the Ethernet port to a network; see “How to Connect a Twisted-Pair Ethernet (TPE) Cable” on page 57

Power on the system to the ok prompt; see “How to Power On the System” on page 40

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 on a boot server. For details, see the installation instructions accompanying your Solaris software.

What to Do

At the ok prompt, type either of the two following commands:

a. To load the operating system into the server’s volatile memory, type:

ok boot net

This command will bring up the Solaris installation menu.

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