Specifications

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On the boot sewer
1. Edit the/usr/erJinirdconffde. At the IRIX system prompt, enter
vi. /u8r/atc/htd.cd
2. Locate the following line:
tftp dm udp rrit gurat /u8r/rtc/tftpd tftpa -8 bootputh
3. Edit the above line to so that boopah is /wrhcdhor:
udp dt /tur/.+O/tfw tf- -. /Ort/lMdlboot
4. Save and quit the /wr/etdiitdconff.
5. Create a directory called/ur/Zmd. At the system prompt. enter
ddir /u8r/local
6. In the /usr/local directory, create a subdirectory called boor (by default. network
bootable files must reside
in/usrAmal/boot on the boot server). At the prompt,
enter
* /u.r/locil/boot
7. Make a directory dd/ur.uZ#oaddkr/dirr. At the system prompt, enter
&dh /U8r/bCd/boot/di8t
8. From a IRE dismbution CD-ROM or tape, copy the/&dsu file (which contains
all bootable files) into the/urhc&md& directory. Depending 0x1 the media,
do one of the following:
CD-ROM
a. Mount the boot server's CD-ROM on/CDROM. .
h Copy the bootable files to/w*&d&t. At the system proms enter
Cp -f /m/diSf/8r /U8r/ld/boot/di8t
Tape
Copy the bootable files to /wzhuhoodiiisr. At the system proms enter
distcp -rrr /dmv/nrtrpr /rur/local/boot/dist .mam
The boot server is now configured so that client systems can boot fx over the
network
In addition to fx, clients can also boot the stand-alone shell (sash) and
the Integrated
Diagnostics Environment (DE).
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