BOOTPARAMD(8) System Manager's Manual BOOTPARAMD(8) NAME bootparamd -- boot parameter server SYNOPSIS bootparamd [-ds] [-r router] [-f file] DESCRIPTION The bootparamd utility is a server process that provides information to diskless(8) clients necessary for booting. It consults the /etc/bootparams file. This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the /etc/bootparams file. The returned hostname to the whoami request done by the booting client will be the name that appears in /etc/bootparams and not the canonical name. In this way you can keep the answer short enough so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames will not fail during boot. OPTIONS -d Display the debugging information. -s Log the debugging information with syslog(3). -r router The default router (a machine or an IP-address). This defaults to the machine running the server. -f file The file to use as boot parameter file instead of /etc/bootparams. FILES /etc/bootparams default boot parameter file EXAMPLES When netbooting diskless SunOS/Xkernel SPARCstations the booted SunOS ker- nel also broadcasts to the all-0 address. The SunOS kernel hangs until it receives a reply. To accommodate this behaviour add an alias address that responds to an all-0 broadcast. So, add something like `ifconfig xl0 192.168.200.254 netmask 255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.200.0 alias' on the relevant network interface on your bootparamd server. The alias ad- dress must of course be free for use. SEE ALSO syslog(3), bootparams(5), diskless(8) AUTHORS Written by Klas Heggemann <klas@nada.kth.se>. BUGS You may find the syslog(3) loggings to be verbose. FreeBSD 15.1 December 14, 2000 BOOTPARAMD(8)
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