BOOTPARAMD(8) |
FreeBSD System Manager's Manual |
BOOTPARAMD(8) |
NAME
bootparamd —
boot parameter server
SYNOPSIS
bootparamd |
[ -ds][ -r router][ -f file] |
DESCRIPTION
The
bootparamd utility is a server process that provides information to
diskless(8) clients necessary for booting. It consults the
/etc/bootparams file.
This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the /etc/bootparams file. The returned hostname to the whoami request done by the booting client will be the name that appears in /etc/bootparams and not the canonical name. In this way you can keep the answer short enough so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames will not fail during boot.
OPTIONS
-
-d
-
Display the debugging information.
-
-s
-
Log the debugging information with
syslog(3).
-
-r
router
-
The default router (a machine or an IP-address). This defaults to the machine running the server.
-
-f
file
-
The file to use as boot parameter file instead of
/etc/bootparams.
FILES
-
/etc/bootparams
-
default boot parameter file
EXAMPLES
When netbooting diskless SunOS/Xkernel SPARCstations the booted SunOS kernel also broadcasts to the all-0 address. The SunOS kernel hangs until it receives a reply. To accommodate this behaviour add an alias address that responds to an all-0 broadcast. So, add something like ‘
ifconfig xl0 192.168.200.254 netmask 255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.200.0 alias
’ on the relevant network interface on your
bootparamd server. The alias address must of course be free for use.
AUTHORS
Written by
Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se>.
BUGS
You may find the
syslog(3) loggings to be verbose.