Jumpstart - How does it define a subnet

From: Paul Porcelli (Paul.Porcelli@nsc.com)
Date: Fri Nov 08 2002 - 06:22:07 EST


Hi folks,
thanks to everyone who replied to the email below.

I finally have things working but I'm still a bit confused
about why.

The problem truned out to be my /etc/bootparams file.

This is the version which doesn't work:
newhost root=js_server:/jumpstart/OS/Solaris_8_10-01/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot
install=js_server:/jumpstart/OS/Solaris_8_10-01 boottype=:in
sysid_config=js_server:/jumpstart/Sysidcfg/Solaris_2.8
install_config=js_server:/jumpstart rootopts=:rsize=32768

This is the one which works:
* install_config=js_server:/jumpstart
medlock root=js_server:/jumpstart/OS/Solaris_8_10-01/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot
install=js_server:/jumpstart/OS/Solaris_8_10-01 boottype=:in
sysid_config=js_server:/jumpstart/Sysidcfg/Solaris_8 rootopts=:rsize=32768

Anyone have any ideas what may be going on here ?

Thanks again.
==
Paul Porcelli
IS Unix Administrator
National Semiconductor UK
Tel: (+44 ) 01475-655164
----- Forwarded by Paul Porcelli/Europe/NSC on 11/08/2002 08:27 AM -----

We have a jumpstart server on our class B network.
Our netmask for all systems is 255.255.0.0

The server is on say:
333.333.173.80

If I try and jumpstart a client on say:
333.333.173.90
it works fine.

If I try and jumpstart a client on say:
333.333.172.90
Then it doesn't work.

On the client you see:
panic - boot: could not mount filesystem

On the server I see (using snoop):

 TFTP blocks deleted
client -> js_serv TFTP Ack block 310
 js_serv -> client TFTP Data block 311 (512 bytes)
 client -> js_serv TFTP Ack block 311
 js_serv -> client TFTP Data block 312 (192 bytes) (last block)
 client -> js_serv TFTP Ack block 312
 client -> BROADCAST BPARAM C WHOAMI? 333.333.172.90
 client -> BROADCAST BPARAM C GETFILE root
 client -> BROADCAST BPARAM C GETFILE root (retransmit)
 client -> BROADCAST BPARAM C GETFILE root (retransmit)
 client -> BROADCAST BPARAM C GETFILE root (retransmit)
etc
etc

Does jumpstart therefore require a boot server on the
333.333.172 network ?

I thought only one boot server would be required for our
333.333 network.

Thanks for any help/advice/suggestions.
==
Paul Porcelli
IS Unix Administrator

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