How to boot a server across the network and restore from DUMP
You will need the mac-address from the client server in order to generate in the server with the media the following files
In the Server with the DVD Rom and Solaris Media add the following
root@client# vi /etc/ethers
0:22:11:77:a4:b8 testing
Add in the /etc/hosts file the IP address
root@client#vi /etc/hosts
##WAN BOOT###
192.168.1.2 testing
Add the client from server wan boot and architecture
root@server#cd /cdrom/sol_10_509_sparc/Solaris_10/Tools
command: add_install_client client_server architecture
root@server#./add_install_client testing sun4u
This variable need to be blank in the client, you will need to execute it from OK prompt
ok>
ok>set-defaults network-boot-argument
ok>boot net -s (-s single user)
or
ok>boot net - install (install server from the media across network)
After server is up and running, you can configure the interface in order to upload the dump file to restore it.
# ifconfig nxge0 plumb
# ifconfig nxge0 <ip address> <Mask> <broadcast> up
# route add default gw <gateway>
Copy the dump to any internal disk or mount a shared disk
#mount /dev/dsk/device-name /a
#mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /a
Move to the /a mountpoint
#cd /a
Restore Root File System
#ufsrestore rvf /dev/rmt/ n (Tape Backup)
#ufsrestore rvf /share-file-system/<dump-file> (File System or Share File System)
Install the bootblock on Sparc System
#installboot /usr/platform/`uname-i`/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0
and
Reboot the server
#init 6
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