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150 Sun Fire V490 Server Administration Guide • August 2004
Specifically, you must set up a system console and power on the system. See:
■ “How to Set Up an Alphanumeric Terminal as the System Console” on page 133
■ “How to Configure a Local Graphics Terminal as the System Console” on
page 135
■ “How to Power On the System” on page 122
If you want to boot from a network, you must also connect the network interface to
the network and configure the network interfaces. See:
■ “How to Attach a Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cable” on page 127
■ “How to Configure the Primary Network Interface” on page 144
■ “How to Configure Additional Network Interfaces” on page 146
What to Do
This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the OpenBoot firmware and that
you know how to enter the OpenBoot environment. For more information, see
“About the ok Prompt” on page 49.
● At the ok prompt, type:
where the device-specifier is one of the following:
■ cdrom – Specifies the DVD-ROM drive
■ disk – Specifies the system boot disk
■ disk0 – Specifies internal disk 0
■ disk1 – Specifies internal disk 1
■ net, net0, net1– Specifies the network interfaces
■ full path name – Specifies the device or network interface by its full path name
Note – You can also specify the name of the program to be booted as well as the
way the boot program operates. For more information, see the OpenBoot 4.x
Command Reference Manual, included with the Solaris Software Supplement CD that
ships with Solaris software.
ok setenv boot-device device-specifier