bootparamd(8) [freebsd man page]

BOOTPARAMD(8)						    BSD 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.

SEE ALSO

     syslog(3), bootparams(5), diskless(8)

AUTHORS

     Written by Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se>.

BUGS

     You may find the syslog(3) loggings to be verbose.

BSD
								 December 14, 2000							       BSD

rpc.bootparamd(1M)					  System Administration Commands					rpc.bootparamd(1M)

NAME

       rpc.bootparamd, bootparamd - boot parameter server

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/rpc.bootparamd [-d]

DESCRIPTION

       rpc.bootparamd is a server process that provides information from a bootparams database to diskless clients at boot time. See bootparams(4)

       The source for the bootparams database is determined by the nsswitch.conf(4) file (on the machine running the rpc.bootparamd process).

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -d    Display debugging information.

FILES

       /etc/bootparams	     boot parameter data base

       /etc/nsswitch.conf    configuration file for the name-service switch

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWbsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       svcs(1),svcadm(1M), bootparams(4), nsswitch.conf(4), attributes(5), smf(5)

NOTES

       A  diskless  client  requires service from at least one rpc.bootparamd process running on a server that is on the same IP subnetwork as the
       diskless client.

       Some routines that compare hostnames use case-sensitive string comparisons;  some do not. If an incoming request  fails,  verify  that  the
       case of the  hostname in the file to be parsed matches the case of the hostname called  for, and attempt the request again.

       The rpc.bootparamd service is managed by the service management facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

	 svc:/network/rpc/bootparams

       Administrative  actions	on  this  service, such as enabling, disabling, or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(1M). The ser-
       vice's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.

SunOS 5.11							    1 Aug 2004							rpc.bootparamd(1M)