boot Server on other subnet than install

From: Omar Ahmad (omar_omar20@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed May 22 2002 - 12:04:47 EDT


HI Managers .

This is my very first time I asking any from gurus .

I caught up in a situation , that we got new subent , and for that i need to
build new boot server on that subnet .

i ran all the command that i need , in order to make boot server .

i.e ./add_install_server -b /bootdir . making of tftpboot dir .

on that server i ran ./add_install_client -s <install_server>:/path_to_os
<hostname> sun4u .

i got this kind of fields in my new boot server at BOOTPARAMS .

<hostnam> root=<BOOT-SERVER>:/export/install/boot/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot
install=<INSTALL-SERVER>:/export/install/02 boottype=:i
n rootopts=:rsize=32768

on client at ok prompt , i do
ok boot net
Resetting ...

Sun Ultra 60 UPA/PCI (UltraSPARC-II 450MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 3.29, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #13047187.
Ethernet address 8:0:20:c7:15:93, Host ID: 80c71593.

Rebooting with command: boot net
Boot device: /pci@1f,4000/network@1,1 File and args:

Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet

SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic_108528-01 64-bit

Copyright 1983-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Configuring /dev and /devices
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Configured interface hme0

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NFS server 192.120.220.4 not responding still trying ** ERROR
NFS server 192.120.220.4 not responding still trying ** ERROR

I AM GETTING THIS ERROR MESSAGE ,
CHECKED NFS DAEMONS ARE WORKING FINE BOTH ON BOOT AND INSTALL SEVER .

FROM NEW SUBNET IF I DO STAND ALONE CONFIGRATION, I CAN TALK TO THEM .
T300 WORKING FINE .

AM I MISSING SOME THING IN ADD_INSTALL_CLIENT .

ANY HELP WILL BE GREAT AND HIGHLY APPRICIATED .

THANKS IN AGVANCE GURUS .

OMAR A

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