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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.2 2002/05/08 14:02:21 pooka Exp $
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First and foremost, before beginning the installation process,
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.Em make sure you have a reliable backup
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of any data on your hard disk that you
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wish to keep. Repartitioning your hard disk is an excellent way to
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destroy important data.
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.Pp
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The Shark platform is most commonly run in a
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.Dq diskless
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configuration. That is, the system loads its kernel over the
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network and uses NFS to access its root file system from a server.
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It is possible, however, to install
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.Nx*M
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onto a disk drive; some Shark models included IDE ZIP drives, and it
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is also possible to mount a laptop drive inside the Shark case (this
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is left as an exercise for the reader).
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.Pp
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If you are going to run your Shark in a diskless configuration, you
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must set up DHCP, TFTP, and NFS on your server; the Shark firmware
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and kernel use DHCP to obtain their network configuration, the Shark
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firmware loads the kernel using TFTP, and the Shark kernel uses NFS
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to access the root file system. See your server system's documentation
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on how to configure these services.
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.Pp
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If you are going to run your Shark from a disk, there is essentially
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no preparation work that you need to do; the Shark firmware understands
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the NetBSD partition map and FFS file system formats, and loads the kernel
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directly from an FFS file system. However, you must still configure
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a DHCP and TFTP server on your network, since the installation software
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must be loaded over the network.
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