bootparamd — boot parameter server
Contents
Bugs
You may find the syslog loggings too verbose.
Description
bootparamd is a server process that provides information to diskless clients necessary for booting. It
consults the /etc/bootparams file to find the information it needs.
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 won't fail during boot.
Files
/etc/bootparams
Name
bootparamd — boot parameter server
Options
-d Display debugging information.
-s Log the debugging information to syslog.
-rrouter
The default router (a machine or an IP-address). This defaults to the machine running the
server.
-ffile
The file to use as boot parameter file instead of /etc/bootparams.
Synopsis
rpc.bootparamd [-d] [-s] [-rrouter] [-ffile]
