sea lan install not finding my ignite server

[heidi trafidlo_1]

hello
I have been setting up a new ignite server, and am testing from a dedicated client. In the past (all day yesterday) the command 'sea lan install' at the client would respond with P0 and P1 (a standard ignite server, and my custom one).
This morning, in trying to resolve a completely different issue, I enabled tftp and bootp on the ignite server. It did not resolve the issue, so I "undid" the changes.
Now however, my client no longer responds with P0 and P1 when I issue the "sea lan install" command.... it does not find my custom server. eeeeek. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you!

[Sanjay_6]

Hi,

You can try the ip address of the ignite server with the sea lan command

sea lan.ip_add_of_ignite_server install

If that works, try
sea lan install

when you say, you reverted the change on ignite server, if the change was to inetd.conf file, did you issue a inetd -c for inetd to reread the conf file.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[heidi trafidlo_1]

Thank you for your response. I have tried sea lan install as well as bo lan.xx.xx.xx.xx install. I will try your suggestion. Yes, I modified inetd.conf (and then reverted back to original state). I restarted the inetd using the '-c' option.
The thing that bugs me is that I also ran '/usr/sbin/setup_tftp' and '/usr/sbin/setup_bootp.' I am not sure I should have done so...

[heidi trafidlo_1]

hmmm - sea lan.xx.xx.xx.xx install returns "No devices found".

[Steven E. Protter]

You know that you can only boot ignite off your built in lan card?

Though the image transfer can be from any lan card you choose, the boot must be off your built in, not an add in card.

If thats not hooked up a simple hub will do the job.

Next i'd review the Ignite server configuration, make sure its mini dhcp server is compatible with this private lan you use for your boot lan cards.

If your boot is on a switch make sure that 100 BaseT and lower NIC cards are set to full duplex manual and 1000 BaseT NIC cards are set to autonegotiate on the switch.

To change ignire confifuation

instl_adm -d > file
vi the file
make changes as required
instl_adm -f file

then -d agin to make sure they hold.

SEP

[heidi trafidlo_1]

Thank you Steve. The ignite system has only one LAN card. It is set to 100/full manual. The domain is the same for P1 and for P0. The error I receive if I try bo lan.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx install is: ENTRY_INIT failed, status = -7,: Nonexistent device. This message is followed by a 5 colummn/8 row array of hex numbers, and followd again by the message "Failed to initialize".

[Sanjay_6]

Hi,

Set you lancard to auto neg and then do a lan search again.

lanconfig auto

you have to do this from the configuration menu (CO).

sea lan install

Hope this helps.

Regds

[heidi trafidlo_1]

hi all
Well, I am not sure which of these items resolved my problem (I know - not a good practice), but it was either permissions on /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab, or permissions on /sbin/fs/nfs/mount, or permissions on /etc/opt/instl_bootd.

Thank you all for your input and responses! :-)