bootparams(5) [netbsd man page]

BOOTPARAMS(5)						      BSD File Formats Manual						     BOOTPARAMS(5)

NAME

     bootparams -- boot parameter database

SYNOPSIS

     /etc/bootparams

DESCRIPTION

     The bootparams file specifies the boot parameters that diskless(8) clients may request when booting over the network.  Each client supported
     by this server must have an entry in the bootparams file containing the servers and pathnames for its root, area.	It may optionally contain
     swap, dump, and other entry types.

     Each line in the file (other than comment lines that begin with a #) specifies the client name followed by the pathnames that the client may
     request by their logical names.  Names are matched in a case-insensitive fashion, and may also be wildcarded using shell-style globbing char-
     acters.

     The components of the line are delimited with blank or tab, and may be continued onto multiple lines with a backslash.

     For example:

	   dummy   root=server:/export/dummy/root 
		   swap=server:/export/dummy/swap 
		   dump=server:/export/dummy/swap 
		   gateway=router:255.255.255.0

     When the client named "dummy" requests the pathname for its logical "root" it will be given server ``server'' and pathname
     ``/export/dummy/root'' as the response to its RPC request.

	   netra[1-5]www*  root=server:/export/jumpstart/netra_www

     When any client with a name matching the pattern "netra[1-5]www*" requests the pathname for its logical "root" it will be given server
     ``server'' and pathname ``/export/jumpstart/netra_www'' as the response to its RPC request.  As this example implies, this is useful for set-
     ting up Jumpstart servers for Sun clients.

NOTES

     The server does not default to the localhost, and must be filled in.

FILES

     /etc/bootparams  default configuration file

SEE ALSO

     diskless(8), rpc.bootparamd(8)

BSD
								 February 28, 2002							       BSD

rpc.bootparamd(1M)					  System Administration Commands					rpc.bootparamd(1M)

NAME

       rpc.bootparamd, bootparamd - boot parameter server

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/rpc.bootparamd [-d]

DESCRIPTION

       rpc.bootparamd is a server process that provides information from a bootparams database to diskless clients at boot time. See bootparams(4)

       The source for the bootparams database is determined by the nsswitch.conf(4) file (on the machine running the rpc.bootparamd process).

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -d    Display debugging information.

FILES

       /etc/bootparams	     boot parameter data base

       /etc/nsswitch.conf    configuration file for the name-service switch

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWbsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       svcs(1),svcadm(1M), bootparams(4), nsswitch.conf(4), attributes(5), smf(5)

NOTES

       A  diskless  client  requires service from at least one rpc.bootparamd process running on a server that is on the same IP subnetwork as the
       diskless client.

       Some routines that compare hostnames use case-sensitive string comparisons;  some do not. If an incoming request  fails,  verify  that  the
       case of the  hostname in the file to be parsed matches the case of the hostname called  for, and attempt the request again.

       The rpc.bootparamd service is managed by the service management facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

	 svc:/network/rpc/bootparams

       Administrative  actions	on  this  service, such as enabling, disabling, or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(1M). The ser-
       vice's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.

SunOS 5.11							    1 Aug 2004							rpc.bootparamd(1M)