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28 Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card User’s Guide • January 2009
2. Find the root directory of the client system.
The client system’s root directory can be found in the install server’s
/etc/bootparams file. Use the grep command to search this file for the root
directory.
In this example, the root directory for the Solaris 10 client is /netinstall.In
Step 4, you would replace root-directory with /netinstall.
Note – If the root directory is not found in the /etc/bootparams file, refer to the
Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for configuration instructions.
3. Download the Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver onto the install
server’s hard drive.
The package is a folder SUNWnxge.v or SUNWnxge.u, which you can download
from the following web site:
http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=44eb1efd
4. On the install server, install the Sun x8 Express Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet software
to the client’s root directory, as determined in Step 2.
Replace root-directory with the location of the client’s root directory.
Note – If the commands above do not work correctly, refer to the documentation for
your version of the Solaris Operating System.
Note – Perform the following steps on the client system.
# grep client-name /etc/bootparams
client_name root=server-name:/netinstall/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot
install=server-name:/netinstall boottype=:in rootopts=:rsize=32768
# cd location where you downloaded the packages
# ls SUNWnxge*
# pkgadd -R root-directory/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot -d . SUNWnxge.v