bootparams(5) [opendarwin man page]

BOOTPARAMS(5)                                                 BSD File Formats Manual                                                BOOTPARAMS(5)

NAME

     bootparams -- boot parameter database

SYNOPSIS

     /etc/bootparams

DESCRIPTION

     The bootparams file specifies the boot parameters that diskless clients may request when booting over the network.  Each client supported by
     this server must have an entry in the bootparams file containing the pathnames for its root and (optionally) swap areas.

     Each line in the file (other than comment lines that begin with a #) specifies the client name followed by the pathnames that the client may
     request by their logical names.  The components of the line are delimited with blank or tab, and may be continued onto multiple lines with a
     backslash.

     For example:

           dummy   root=host:/export/dummy/root 
                   swap=host:/export/dummy/swap 
                   dump=host:/export/dummy/swap

     When the client named "dummy" requests the pathname for its logical "root" it will be given the pathname ``host:/export/dummy/root'' as the
     response to its RPC request.  The "host:" component must be supplied.

FILES

     /etc/bootparams  default configuration file

SEE ALSO

     bootparamd(8)

Linux NetKit (0.17)                                               October 2, 1994                                              Linux NetKit (0.17)

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)