Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11 How to Start a Specific .ini File, How to Start a Specific Card

▼How to Start a Specific .ini File

By default, SunPCi software uses the SunPC.ini file when you use the sunpci command. To start a different emulated drive, which you must do in a multiple card configuration, use the sunpci command with the -poption. You then must enter the full path of the location of the .ini file.

●To start SunPCi software with a specific file using the -poption, type the following command:

%/opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpci -p pathname.ini

Where pathname is the full directory path of the .ini file, for example, /home/my_directory/pc/SunPC.ini.

The SunPCi III software starts, using the referenced disk image.

If you start an emulated drive with a card on which that drive was not created, you get the following warning dialog box about the Ethernet (MAC) address:

This emulated drive image was created on another SunPCi card. This could cause problems if there was special hardware connected to that card. It could also cause problems if your installed software or configuration makes any assumptions about the MAC address.

Emulated Disk File /pathname/c.diskimage

was created on the card with the MAC address xx:yy:zz:zz:yy:xx

If you do not wish to see this message in the future, start sunpci with the -n option.

If application registration or network configuration setup is affected, you can use the -noption, or you can bind the particular image and card by remapping the MAC address to the disk image.

If you want to bind the MAC address to the current disk image, use the -Boption with the sunpci command. See “The sunpci Command and Its Options” on page 110 for more details.

▼How to Start a Specific Card

Sometimes you might need to start a specific card with a specific C: drive. For example, you might want to run on a card with a printer that is attached to a port, or to run on a card that provides better support for a memory intensive application.

26 SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide • March 2004