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CHAPTER 4
Network Configuration
This chapter describes how to edit the network host files after the card has been
installed on your system. This chapter contains the following section:
■“Configuring the Network Host Files for Booting Over the Gigabit Ethernet
Network for Linux Systems” on page21
Note – Todo a PXE boot (or netboot) on a dual-port card, you must use the topmost
port. That port is the logical Port 0, and it has the lowest MAC address.

Configuring the Network Host Files for

Booting Over the Gigabit Ethernet

Network for Linux Systems

▼To Boot Over the Network on Linux Systems

1. Obtain the MAC address of the first Sun 10GbE XFP SR PCI Express Card port
by checking the label of the card.
The MAC address of the first port should be the MAC addressfrom the label
plus 1.
2. Set up the PXE boot server with the MAC addresses.
3. Use the first Ethernet adapter port as the boot interface.
Only the first port is enabled for booting over the network.