NAME

bootparams − boot parameter data base

SYNOPSIS

/etc/bootparams

DESCRIPTION

The bootparams file contains the list of client entries that diskless clients use for booting.  For each diskless client the entry should contain the following information:

name of client
a list of keys, names of servers, and pathnames.

The first item of each entry is the name of the diskless client. The subsequent item is a list of keys, names of servers, and pathnames. 

Items are separated by TAB characters. 

EXAMPLE

Here is an example of the /etc/bootparams file:

myclientroot=myserver:/nfsroot/myclient \
swap=myserver:/nfsswap/myclient \
dump=myserver:/nfsdump/myclient

FILES

/etc/bootparams

SEE ALSO

bootparamd(1M)

NOTE

CX/UX supports bootparamd as an aid to anyone running Sun Diskless Workstations. 

CX/UX Network File System