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# 1  
Old 03-30-2005
Disable Network cards under boot Prom

Hi,

I'm looking for a command to be able to disable a network card under the boot PROM.

I need it to force my Jumpstart to use the Ethernet card of my server (V880) instead of my fiber card (gem0).


Thanks,

Fabien
# 2  
Old 03-30-2005
well, there is a possibility to disable the card, but if you only want to boot from another card you could ably a new alias to the other card. perhabs there is a other alias like net1 (devalias) for the other card....
ok devalias net
net /pci@1c,600000/network@2,1:
ok nvalias net /pci@1c,600000/network@3,1:
ok nvstore
ok setenv use-nvramrc? true
ok reset-all
...
..
.
ok boot net - install

or are you talking about the server. there you can define your networkcard in your jumpstartserver profile (something like iface= .. not sure)

obp:
----------attention----------
---!not_recommended!---
ok nvedit
0: probe-all install-console banner
1: " /pci@1c,600000/network@2" $delete-device drop
2:
^C
Type "Ctrl-C" to exit nvedit as shown above. Then continue with:
ok nvstore
ok setenv use-nvramrc? true
use-nvramrc? = true
ok reset-all

!! /pci@1c,600000/network@2 is the path to MY network card, take a look at your path !!

greetings pressy
# 3  
Old 03-31-2005
Thanks a lot. I will try the set a new alias.
# 4  
Old 03-31-2005
Sorry,

What is the command to display all the network card address available to be able to set a new alias ?
# 5  
Old 03-31-2005
ok show-nets Smilie
# 6  
Old 03-31-2005
Didn't work Smilie

I tried to create a new alias Net1, but it's skipping all the network card :

{3} ok boot cdrom - install net1:client=10.164.73.216,hn=svdlux63,gw=10.164.73.250,server=10.160,52,17
Boot device: /pci@8,700000/scsi@1/disk@6,0:f File and args: - install net1:client=10.164.73.216,hn=svdlux63,gw=10.164.73.250,server=10.160,52,17
SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic_108528-29 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Configuring /dev and /devices
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Skipping interface fcip0
Skipping interface eri0
Skipping interface ge0


I need to use Eri0. Smilie

thanks,

Fabien
# 7  
Old 03-31-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by unclefab
{3} ok boot cdrom - install net1:client=10.164.73.216,hn=svdlux63,gw=10.164.73.250,server=10.160,52,17
Fabien
I don't thing the commas here will have helped!
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