topic Re: Booting Ignite from alternate LAN adaptor in Operating System - HP-UX

Booting Ignite from alternate LAN adaptor

Rob Mallard — Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:23:09 GMT

I want to be able boot my client from an Ignite Server using an adaptor other than my primary adaptor. I would like to use my FDDI adaptor if that is possible but I could use a second ethernet card. i.e.

bo 8/16/6 -> this works since it is my internal adaptor.

bo /8/20/5/1 -> this gives me an error telling me its not a boot path

Any ideas or work-arounds would be appreciated.

Re: Booting Ignite from alternate LAN adaptor

CHRIS_ANORUO — Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:59:42 GMT

Add more IP addresses to /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab.
Check to see if rbootd daemon is running.

Re: Booting Ignite from alternate LAN adaptor

Kofi ARTHIABAH — Thu, 10 Aug 2000 18:35:40 GMT

Rob:

it looks like the problem is right at the IPL in which case the /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab will not help you.

Try doing a

> search

to search for bootable devices/paths at the IPL. I suspect that your second adaptor is not supported as a boot device - you might want to get a card similar to your internal LAN card.

good luck