BMR boot server on Solaris

[RenC]

Hi all, I am new to BMR and trying to load up a boot server on a Solaris platform. The BMR documentation says that bootp, NFS, and tftp is required on all Unix Boot servers, but Solaris does not support bootp. I have tftp turned on, is that all I really need? If I do need bootp, how do I enable it on Solaris?


Renee Carlisle
ServerWare Corporation
Rochester, NY

 

[RenC]

Finally received an answer on this from Symantec since Sun still swears they don't support bootp:

*SunOS and Solaris OS do not include the standard bootp protocol as part of their OS; instead, they use a proprietary bootp protocol:rpc.bootparamd. rpc.bootparamd will perform the same task as bootp


In Solaris, Instead of the boot protocol we make use of is bootparams. It is a modified bootp - uses the same port but it is initiated by a UDP-based broadcast protocol over port 67.

bootparamd was also not listed as a svc by default, but after searching for it I was able to find the parameters to start it and get the service running.


Renee Carlisle
ServerWare Corporation
Rochester, NY