[SunHELP] HELP -- How to Setup a Headless Server on a E450

[Joseph Bruzzo]

I will check out the setting and try it again.  Hopefully you nailed it.

Thanks
jeb

> Check the openboot parameter ttya-ignore-cd. It should be the default of
> true but is probably false.
>
>
> George
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joseph Bruzzo [mailto:jeb at higheraccess.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 1:53 AM
>> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>> Subject: [SunHELP] HELP -- How to Setup a Headless Server on a E450
>>
>>
>> I am trying to configure a Headless server.  I have a Cisco AS2511-RJ
>> and a SUN Enterprise E-450.  Everytime I telnet to the server
>> from another
>> computer on the network
>>
>> telnet <ip-addr> <portnum>
>>
>> This allows me to connect to the server's openboot prompt.
>>
>> The following changes have been make in the openboot prompt:
>>  setenv auto-boot?=false
>>  setenv input-device=ttya
>>  setenv output-device=ttya
>>
>> As Root:
>>  kbd -a disable
>>
>> But when booting the system through the console I able to connect but
>> when I type boot or boot -s or boot -r it looks like it's
>> working but it freezes at the message below.
>>
>>  Boot device: disk:a  File and args:
>>  SunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic 64-bit
>>  Copyright 1983-2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved. Use
>> is subject to license terms.
>>  |
>>
>> When I connect the keyboard and monitor to the system the server boots
>> up with no problems.
>>
>> Does anyone have an howto document for a SUN E450 setup
>>
>> thanks
>> jeb
>>
>>
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