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From: simoninusa2001 on 24 Feb 2007 12:04
On 24 Feb, 17:43, Bruce Porter <b...(a)ytc1NOARGEYSPAM.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]
> You could try a dhcp install instead. Or do you have no other Solaris box
> available to try a true JumpStart on ?

No, the other Netra is back home in France.

Here's the bootparams from the virtual machine (I've split it so
Google doesn't mess it up):

-bash-3.00$ cat /etc/bootparams
netra root=solaris10u3:/export/home/jumpstart/install/Solaris_10/
Tools/Boot \
install=solaris10u3:/export/home/jumpstart/install \
boottype=:in \
install_config=solaris10u3:/export/home/jumpstart/config \
rootopts=:rsize=8192

Snoop is reporting this (I cut out some TFTP before this):

netra -> solaris10u3 TFTP Ack block 422
solaris10u3 -> netra TFTP Data block 423 (512 bytes)
netra -> solaris10u3 TFTP Ack block 423
solaris10u3 -> netra TFTP Data block 424 (104 bytes) (last
block)
netra -> solaris10u3 TFTP Ack block 424
OLD-BROADCAST -> (broadcast) RARP C Who is 8:0:20:d9:e1:16 ?
solaris10u3 -> netra RARP R 8:0:20:d9:e1:16 is 192.168.0.8,
netra
netra -> BROADCAST BIFF R port=111
solaris10u3 -> netra BIFF C port=32771
netra -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 192.168.0.79, solaris10u3 ?
solaris10u3 -> netra ARP R 192.168.0.79, solaris10u3 is 0:c:
29:fe:b3:77
netra -> solaris10u3 WHO R port=32777
solaris10u3 -> netra WHO C port=32777
netra -> solaris10u3 SYSLOG R port=32777
solaris10u3 -> netra SYSLOG C port=32777 BAD.FMT:
netra -> solaris10u3 PRINTER R port=2049
solaris10u3 -> netra PRINTER C port=2049
netra -> solaris10u3 PRINTER R port=2049

Then it just repeats the PRINTER stuff....

So it's definitely got all of the boot image from tftp and knows the
IP/mac of the NFS server from rarp, but what syslog and printers have
to do with jumpstart is beyond me!

From: Bruce Porter on 24 Feb 2007 13:40
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:04:26 -0800, simoninusa200 wrote:

> On 24 Feb, 17:43, Bruce Porter <b...(a)ytc1NOARGEYSPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>> You could try a dhcp install instead. Or do you have no other Solaris
>> box available to try a true JumpStart on ?
>
> No, the other Netra is back home in France.

What about the DHCP ?

>
> Here's the bootparams from the virtual machine (I've split it so Google
> doesn't mess it up):
>
> -bash-3.00$ cat /etc/bootparams
> netra root=solaris10u3:/export/home/jumpstart/install/Solaris_10/
> Tools/Boot \
> install=solaris10u3:/export/home/jumpstart/install \ boottype=:in \
> install_config=solaris10u3:/export/home/jumpstart/config \
> rootopts=:rsize=8192
>
> Snoop is reporting this (I cut out some TFTP before this):
>
> netra -> solaris10u3 TFTP Ack block 422
> solaris10u3 -> netra TFTP Data block 423 (512 bytes)
> netra -> solaris10u3 TFTP Ack block 423
> solaris10u3 -> netra TFTP Data block 424 (104 bytes) (last
> block)
> netra -> solaris10u3 TFTP Ack block 424
> OLD-BROADCAST -> (broadcast) RARP C Who is 8:0:20:d9:e1:16 ?
> solaris10u3 -> netra RARP R 8:0:20:d9:e1:16 is 192.168.0.8,
> netra
> netra -> BROADCAST BIFF R port=111
> solaris10u3 -> netra BIFF C port=32771
> netra -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 192.168.0.79, solaris10u3 ?
> solaris10u3 -> netra ARP R 192.168.0.79, solaris10u3 is 0:c:
> 29:fe:b3:77
> netra -> solaris10u3 WHO R port=32777
> solaris10u3 -> netra WHO C port=32777
> netra -> solaris10u3 SYSLOG R port=32777
> solaris10u3 -> netra SYSLOG C port=32777 BAD.FMT:
> netra -> solaris10u3 PRINTER R port=2049
> solaris10u3 -> netra PRINTER C port=2049
> netra -> solaris10u3 PRINTER R port=2049
>
> Then it just repeats the PRINTER stuff....
>
> So it's definitely got all of the boot image from tftp and knows the
> IP/mac of the NFS server from rarp, but what syslog and printers have to
> do with jumpstart is beyond me!

It could be that VMware is interferring somewhere

--
Bruce

"The internet is a huge and diverse community and
not every one is friendly"
http://www.ytc1.co.uk

From: simoninusa2001 on 24 Feb 2007 13:53
On 24 Feb, 19:40, Bruce Porter <b...(a)ytc1NOARGEYSPAM.co.uk> wrote:

> >> You could try a dhcp install instead. Or do you have no other Solaris
> >> box available to try a true JumpStart on ?

> > No, the other Netra is back home in France.

> What about the DHCP ?

I'll give it a try, but I can't see it helping as RARP is working by
the looks of things.

[snip]
> > So it's definitely got all of the boot image from tftp and knows the
> > IP/mac of the NFS server from rarp, but what syslog and printers have to
> > do with jumpstart is beyond me!

> It could be that VMware is interferring somewhere

I hope not as that's going to be a right show-stopper! I don't think
so though, as its pretty much the same as I got from using Linux as
the jumpstart server.

The printer thing is actually NFS and it eventually stops - it seems
the Netra dies or something as the LOM stops responding and pings
timeout... I hope its not a hardware issue.

Anyone got a Netra CD-ROM drive for sale? ;-)

From: Bruce Porter on 24 Feb 2007 15:10
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:53:15 -0800, simoninusa200 wrote:

> On 24 Feb, 19:40, Bruce Porter <b...(a)ytc1NOARGEYSPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> >> You could try a dhcp install instead. Or do you have no other Solaris
>> >> box available to try a true JumpStart on ?
>
>> > No, the other Netra is back home in France.
>
>> What about the DHCP ?
>
> I'll give it a try, but I can't see it helping as RARP is working by the
> looks of things.

If you want to play with JET (http://www.sun.com/downloads) that can be
used for a quick DHCP setup

>
> [snip]
>> > So it's definitely got all of the boot image from tftp and knows the
>> > IP/mac of the NFS server from rarp, but what syslog and printers have
>> > to do with jumpstart is beyond me!
>
>> It could be that VMware is interferring somewhere
>
> I hope not as that's going to be a right show-stopper! I don't think so
> though, as its pretty much the same as I got from using Linux as the
> jumpstart server.

So, I'd now look at the network.

Are you able to go back-back (if not already tried)

>
> The printer thing is actually NFS and it eventually stops - it seems the
> Netra dies or something as the LOM stops responding and pings timeout... I
> hope its not a hardware issue.

Have you patched the OBP ?
>
> Anyone got a Netra CD-ROM drive for sale? ;-)

:-)

Clue.... use a laptop one.

I'm pretty sure you can plumb it in, you may have to remove any outer
chassis bits, but that is how I solved needing one to inititae wanbooting
on my V120.

--
Bruce

"The internet is a huge and diverse community and
not every one is friendly"
http://www.ytc1.co.uk

From: simoninusa2001 on 24 Feb 2007 16:02
On 24 Feb, 21:10, Bruce Porter <b...(a)ytc1NOARGEYSPAM.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]
> If you want to play with JET (http://www.sun.com/downloads) that can be
> used for a quick DHCP setup

I'll look into it thanks.

[snip]
> > I hope not as that's going to be a right show-stopper! I don't think so
> > though, as its pretty much the same as I got from using Linux as the
> > jumpstart server.

> So, I'd now look at the network.
>
> Are you able to go back-back (if not already tried)

You mean with a piece of crossover instead of a switch, I could give
it a try, being a VMWare instance is probably not going to help much
there.

> > The printer thing is actually NFS and it eventually stops - it seems the
> > Netra dies or something as the LOM stops responding and pings timeout... I
> > hope its not a hardware issue.

> Have you patched the OBP ?

OpenBoot PROM? No. I did see a few posts about a broken LOM on
Netra's, but it doesn't seem to be anything like my issues, and I'm
not sure you can even do it without a running OS can you?

> > Anyone got a Netra CD-ROM drive for sale? ;-)

> :-)
>
> Clue.... use a laptop one.
>
> I'm pretty sure you can plumb it in, you may have to remove any outer
> chassis bits, but that is how I solved needing one to inititae wanbooting
> on my V120.

Yeah, I'm looking into that as it seems my laptop's DVD drive is a
Teac DW-224E and the CD-224E is the drive usually found in T1-105's,
but it seems there's some bit of circuitry and special cable needed on
top of the drive itself.....?

Thanks for the help so far, I'll keep at it despite the nagging in the
back of my head to buy an HP and bung RedHat on it :-(

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