Re: net install downloads bootloader program then complains about RARP request?

Howto: Netboot Install on 2x Sparc64 Machines

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problems:

1. Using BOOTP protocol: ip address: 192.168.250.21, netmask: 255.255.255.0,
gateway: 192.168.250.1
root addr=192.168.250.1 path=/

solve:
- check bootparams
run /usr/sbin/rpc.bootparamd -d 192.168.250.11
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2. Using BOOTPARAMS protocol: ip address: 192.168.250.21 bootparamd: 'whoami'
call failed
Using BOOTP protocol: ip address: 192.168.250.21, netmask: 255.255.255.0,
gateway: 192.168.250.1
root addr=192.168.250.1 path=/
getport: Unknown error: code 72open /pci@1f,700000/network@2/bsd.rd: Unknown
error: code 72

solve:
- check bootparams
- use ip-address for root=server: in /etc/bootparams
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3. Using BOOTPARAMS protocol: ip address: 192.168.250.21, hostname:
conf1-dd-de
root addr=192.168.250.11 path=/srv/nfs/iso/OBSD52/5.2/sparc64
open /pci@1f,700000/network@2/bsd.rd: Unknown error: code 13

solve:
- use SHORT path !!!
- check nfs exports
- check it with showmount -e
- check the /var/log/daemon & /var/log/messages for nfs alerts !

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Example:

Server = 192.168.250.11 = netboot install server with rarpd, bootparamd,
tftpd, nfsd + openbsd iso export
Client = 192.168.250.21 = destination server for netboot installation

Server = (running OpenBSD 5.2 Sparc64) = #
Client = (running OpenBoot PROM) = ok #

(artfiles.org is an german openbsd mirror)

Step by Step

1. vi /etc/rc.conf
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#
rarpd_flags="-a"
bootparamd_flags=""
tftpd_flags="/tftpboot"
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2. vi /etc/rc.conf.local
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#
portmap_flags=""
mountd_flags=""
nfsd_flags="-tun 4"
#
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3. vi /etc/hosts
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#
# netboot-install-server #
192.168.250.11	server.domain.tld	server
#
# netboot-client #
192.168.250.21	client.domain.tld	client
#
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4. vi /etc/ethers
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#
# netboot-client
XX:XX:MAC:XX:XX:XX	192.168.250.21
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5. mkdir /tftpboot

6. export PKG_PATH="http://artfiles.org/openbsd/5.2/packages/sparc64"

7. pkg_add -v wget-1.13.4.tgz

8. cd /tftpboot

9. wget http://artfiles.org/openbsd/5.2/sparc64/ofwboot.net

10. --- link HEX of IP address to it - monitor messages, syslog, or daemon.log
files for appropriate name of requested file ---

ln -s ofwboot.net AABBCCDD
ln -s ofwboot.net AABBCCDD.SUN4U
ln -s ofwboot.net AABBCCDD.SUN4U_netbootclient

11. chown -R _tftpd:_tftpd /tftpboot

12. mkdir /srv
# mkdir /srv/nfs
# mkdir /srv/nfs/iso
# mkdir /srv/nfs/iso/OBSD52

13. cd /srv/nfs/iso

14. wget http://artfiles.org/openbsd/5.2/sparc64/install52.iso

15. vnconfig vnd0 /srv/nfs/iso/install52.iso

16. mount -t cd9660 /dev/vnd0c /srv/nfs/iso/OBSD52

17. cp -r /srv/nfs/iso/OBSD52/5.2/sparc64 /netboot_sparc64

18. vi /etc/bootparams
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client	root=192.168.250.11:/netboot_sparc64
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19. vi /etc/exports
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/netboot_sparc64 -ro client.domain.tld
#
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… … … reboot the server … … ...

20. check
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starting RPC daemons: portmap mountd nfsd.
...
starting network daemons: sshd sendmail tftpd inetd rarpd bootparamd sndiod
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21. check
# ps -axc
# check /var/log/ files …

… … … start the installation on the client now … … …

22. ok boot net bsd.rd

… have fun

Regards,

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Daniel Plominski




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