Re: Diskless Ultra 1 possible?

From: rodders (john.rodders_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/24/05 

Date: 24 Mar 2005 13:04:32 -0800

>Does this mean you're trying to set up the clientroot via NFS?

By 'clientroot' i assume you mean the root filesystem i intend to boot
on the diskless client? if so then yes, that was the idea...
I have an 'initial' tftp image on the debian server, which is loaded by
the ultra and accesses NFS, then loads and starts the installer
(supposedly). As stated here:
http://www.znark.com/tech/solarisinstall.html
This would be the procedure if i had an HDD in this box correct?

>This is not supported by any sane OS design, and for a reason.
>Think about it
>for a moment: if you were to export the target root rw with anon=0 any
>J. Random Joker with a *nix laptop on your network segment could
>/trivially/ have his way with your clientroot!

The network is in my house where people cannot simply plug into the
switch, and its quite highly secured against external attack so this
doesn't matter. Of course if its not supported its not supported.

>The canonical way to set up a diskless server is described here (for
>S8):

But that doc assumes im running solaris

>but the diskless server ("os server") will have to run Solaris

damn.

>You might try to
>disconnect the keyboard, connect a terminal emulator via a null-modem
>cable to serial port A so the boot messages will be saved in the
>terminal's scrollback buffer.

Good idea, thanks.

Anyone think this is possible with linux?