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Chapter 3 Administration and Network Setup 57
How to Boot the System Using the
Standard Ethernet Interface
Before You Begin
Before you can boot the system over a network interface, you must complete the
installation procedure; see:
■ “How to Install the Sun Enterprise 220R Server” on page 13
Specifically, you must perform the following tasks:
■ Set up a system console; see “About Communicating With the Server” on page 28
■ Configure the Ethernet port; see “How to Configure the Standard Ethernet
Interface” on page 47
■ Attach the Ethernet port to a network; see “How to Attach a Twisted-Pair
Ethernet (TPE) Cable” on page 52 or “How to Attach an MII Ethernet
Transceiver” on page 54
■ Power on the system; see “How to Power On the System” on page 34
Note – To boot the system over an Ethernet network, it is necessary that there be a
bootable image for Sun4u architecture somewhere on the network. For details, see
the installation instructions accompanying your Solaris software.
What to Do
● At the ok prompt, type either of the two following commands:
a. To load the operating system into the server’s volatile memory, type:
Note – Because the operating system is only in volatile memory, it is not retained
across power cycles.
ok boot net