Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11 manual Multiple Card Behavior, Networking With Multiple Cards

Before attempting to reconfigure the binding of any disk image, verify that you have read and understood the sunpci and the sunpciflash command-line options. For more information, refer to “The sunpci Command and Its Options” on page 110.

Multiple Card Behavior

The following sections explain limitations or features of a SunPCi III session when running multiple cards installed in the same system.

Networking With Multiple Cards

Virtual networking is automatically disabled in systems with more than one card installed. Use physical networking with multiple card configurations.

See “Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and Software” on page 31 for more information.

Using the Diskette Drive With Multiple Cards

When multiple cards on a system are running, once the diskette drive is being used by a SunPCi III session, the drive is not available to any other session. When not in use, the diskette drive is locked to the first SunPCi III session started after it becomes available.

Using the CD-ROM Drive With Multiple Cards

When multiple cards on a system are running, they all share the system CD-ROM drive. One unusual, but expected behavior is that when you insert a CD into the drive, the Autorun option starts on all running SunPCi sessions.

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