Hello SunManagers,
The diskless client boot up happily now. Thank to
lbd@att@mhcnet
lar@usl.edu
springer@hau.eri.com
rowena!scg.boulder.co.us!pag@ncar.UCAR.EDU
geertj@ica.philips.nl
lbd@mhcnet.att.com
tkevans@fallst.es.dupont.com
jim@pi-chan.ucsb.edu
All the replys pointed out the hostname resolution problem
1, it is pointed out in the /etc/ethers file, the leadding zero of
MAC address should be removed. This might help because I did it
immediately but modified other things at the same time.
2, It is also suggested that put the full name on NIS host map and in
bootparams maps. I did that along with the above.
Then the hostname resolution problem resolved. Later on I tried useing
local host name in bootparams NIS map and /var/yp/make it, the client
booting show "bootparams server not responding, retrying". It might
be able to bootup if I wait enough time but I can't wait, so I immediately
change back.
The final solution goes to
lbd@mhcnet.att.com
lar@usl.edu
Both of above pointed out it could be an incompleted or corrupt /export/exec
/proto.root.sunos.4.1.2 directory. It was indeed. I load it from CD-ROM again
and rerun add_client in interactively (with default setup). Then suddenly
the diskless client stands up in the network!
Again Thanks
The original inquery as following:
> I am setting up a diskless client(named quantum) for the new user supposed to
> come on this Monday. Our NIS server is a sparc2 running 4.1.2 and ow3.
> The boot server is an IPX (named catfish)
> running 4.1.2 and ow3.
> On NIS server, the /etc/ethers file (contain only one line) is:
> 08:00:20:08:76:50 quantum
> the /etc/bootparams file is
> quantum root=catfish:/home1/export/root/quantum \
swap=catfish:/home1/export/swap/quantum
> on the Boot server the /etc/bootparams file I put a plus sign only.
> the /etc/exports file is as :
> /home1/export/root/quantum -access=quantum,root=quantum
> /home1/export/swap/quantum -access=quantum,root=quantum
> The add_client on boot server is successful.
> I type in rpcinfo -b params 1 to find out the stations running bootparam server
> and turn off all others rpc.bootparamd except the boot server (catfish).
> After that I went to the diskless station (a sparc 1 station) to boot in
> debug mode:
> b le() -v
> The Messages is as following:
> ....
> ....
> Requesting Internet Address for 8:0:20:8:76:50
> got reply from 0:0:1b:14:9:2c type 0xe0 arp_pro 0xe0 arp_sha 8:0:20:8:76:50
> arp_spa 0.0.0.0 arp_tha 8:0:20:8:76:50 arp_tpa 0.0.0.0
> Using IP address 192.77.226.88=C04DE258
> call portmapper: to 255.255.255.255 prot 111 prog 100026 vers1 proc 1
> XXcall timed out(status 5)
> portmapper reply timed out (status 5)
> No bootparamserver responding: still trying
> XXXcall... -------> repeat above.
> .ON the Boot server I start bootparamd in debug mode after killed the original one
> by:
> #rpc.bootparamd -d
> and the screen reponding as:
> In debug mode
> bp_getclntent failed
> bp_getclntent failed
> .........
> .......
> The diskless station keep trying until its buffer full.
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