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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.1 2014/02/24 07:23:39 skrll Exp $
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.Ss2 Get to the Boot Administration prompt
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.
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All \*M workstations have a Boot Administration command line
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utility in their Boot ROM which lets you configure various settings. For
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example, you can set whether the system automatically boots an OS, which
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device to try booting from first, determine the ethernet MAC address, set
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up a serial console, and possibly do some low level hardware access.
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.Pp
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To get to the
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.Li BOOT_ADMIN\*[Gt]
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prompt, you must press the
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.Key ESCAPE
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key before it tries to boot an OS. Since these machines often take a
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long time between powering on and the brief window of time where you can
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hit the
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.Key ESCAPE
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key, you must pay attention. Depending on how much RAM your system has, it
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may take over a minute after pressing the power button before anything
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will show up on screen.
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.Pp
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Once you have escaped out of the
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.Li "Selecting a system to boot"
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and
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.Li "Searching for Potential Boot Devices"
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you need to type the
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.Key Sq a
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key to get to the
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.Li BOOT_ADMIN\*[Gt]
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prompt. Now, use the online help with the
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.Ic help
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command.
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.Pp
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Write down the ethernet address.
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You will need this later to configure the netboot server for your
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.Nx*M
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system.
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.Pp
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.(disp
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Selecting a system to boot.
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To stop selection process, press and hold the ESCAPE key.
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.Ic \*[Lt]ESC\*[Gt]
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Booting from: scsi.6.0 SEAGATE ST3600N
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Selection process stopped.
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Searching for Potential Boot Devices.
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To terminate search, press and hold the ESCAPE key.
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Device Selection Device Path Device Type
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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P0 scsi.6.0 SEAGATE ST3600N
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.Ic \*[Lt]ESC\*[Gt]
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Search terminated.
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b) Boot from specified device
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s) Search for bootable devices
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a) Enter Boot Administration mode
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x) Exit and continue boot sequence
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?) Help
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.No Select from menu: Ic a
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.No BOOT_ADMIN\*[Gt] Ic lan_addr
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LAN Station Address: 080009-123456
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.No BOOT_ADMIN\*[Gt] Ic help
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.disp)
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.Ss2 Change the configuration parameters to netboot
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The command syntax is different on the various models. Use the
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.Ic "help path" ,
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.Ic "help lan" ,
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and
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.Ic "help autoselect"
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commands to learn about how to configure your system.
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On a 735/99, you would type:
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.(disp
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.No BOOT_ADMIN\*[Gt] Ic "path primary lan"
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.No BOOT_ADMIN\*[Gt] Ic "autoselect on"
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.No BOOT_ADMIN\*[Gt] Ic "reset"
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.disp)
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.Pp
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The first command sets the primary boot device to be the network
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interface, and the second command sets the system to always try booting
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from the primary boot path when it is reset or powered on. The last
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command stores the new settings and resets the machine.
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.Pp
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To return to using the SCSI disk at ID 6 as your primary boot device, you
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would use something like the following command:
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.(disp
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.No BOOT_ADMIN\*[Gt] Ic "path primary scsi.6.0"
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.disp)
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.
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.Ss2 Determine netboot method
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Most older Series 700 workstations (with PA-7000 (PCXS), PA-7100 (PCXT),
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or PA-7150 (PCXT)) use the RMP (Remote Maintenance Protocol) to netboot.
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Specifically, they retrieve their boot program from an
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.Xr rbootd 8
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server. The following list of RMP-only Series 700 workstations is
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probably complete, but has not been tested:
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.(bullet -compact
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705
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.It
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710
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.It
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715/33, 715/50, 715/75
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.It
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720
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.It
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725/50, 725/75
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.It
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730
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.It
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735
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.It
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745i
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.It
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747i
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.It
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750
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.It
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755
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.bullet)
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.Pp
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Newer Series 700 workstations retrieve their boot program from a server
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running
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.Xr dhcpd 8
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in
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.Xr bootpd 8
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compatible mode and
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.Xr tftpd 8 .
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The following list of BOOTP-only Series 700 workstations is
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probably complete, but has not been tested:
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.(bullet -compact
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712
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.It
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715/64, 715/80, 715/100, 715/100XC
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.It
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725/64, 725/100
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.It
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newer models, such as the B, C, and J class systems
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.bullet)
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