HP-UX 11i September 2001 Release Notes

Installation
set_parms Enhanced (new at 11i original release)
Chapter 6
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set_parms Enhanced (new at 11i original release)
The set_parms program is a GUI/TUI interface that normally runs only the first time
any HP-UX system is booted after installation if hostname/networking information has
not been set up in advance.
For HP-UX 11i, set_parms has been enhanced to allow the selection of which
networking interface to set up. In prior releases, set_parms would pick the lowest
numbered LAN interface to configure in theabsence of any other information. This often
was the wrong interface, especially when FDDI interfaces or other optional interfaces
were present on the system, forcing users into extra steps to configure the system
properly.
This change will allow you to pick the LAN interface to be configured in both the case of
enabling DHCP (the user picks just after the decision to use DHCP) and in the normal
mainline case of setting an IP address (the user picks the interface just before setting
the IP address). With this change, no additional configuration steps are immediately
needed to get the system operational.
This change does not fix any previous defects.
There is a new manpage (set_parms (1M)) delivered at HP-UX 11i. However, the
program itself is not new.