SUMMARY: Netra X1, DHCP jumpstart install

From: Eric Noriega (noriega_at_gwu.edu)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:38:43 -0400
To: sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org

    It seems that the DHCP server (Sun DHCP) does not pick up changes to
macros w/o a restart (dhtadm). This is not the case with the client
tables (pntadm), which is what through me.
Eric Noriega wrote:

> We've been having an issue with using jumpstart with our Netra
> X1's. Recently we migrated from the std. RARP boot to a DHCP boot.
> We have been getting the following errors. On one system it seemed to
> clear up mysteriously (or at least I can figure out what I did :) ).
>
> When booting we get the following:
>
> ok boot net:dhcp - install
> Boot device: /pci@1f,0/ethernet@c:dhcp File and args: - install
> Timeout waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply. Retrying ...
> Timeout waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply. Retrying ...
> Timeout waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply. Retrying ...
> Timeout waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply. Retrying ...
> Timeout waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply. Retrying ...
> Timeout waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply. Retrying ...
> Timeout waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply. Retrying ...
> Failed to receive config params
> Restarting DHCP process ...
> TFTP server's IP address not known!
>
> We do have the correct definitions in the dhcp server (Sun dhcp),
> and the machine is being assigned the entry. I wanted to see if
> others had encountered this problem, before I dive too deep.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric Noriega
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