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SGBOOT(1M)
Silicon Graphics
SGBOOT(1M)
NAME
sgboot - provide network boot service
SYNOPSIS
sgboot [system name] [boot directory]
DESCRIPTION
sgboot is a daemon that provides XNS boot service to IRIS Terminals on an
Ethernet local area network. This service is provided on the socket BOOTSOCKET defined in /usr/include/xns/Xns.h. After the client obtains a connection, sgboot expects the client to supply the name of the boot file to send.
sgboot then transmits the file and closes the connection. The pathname of
the boot file may be absolute or relative to the boot directory specified on the
command line.
The system name on the command line should be identical to the kernel’s
idea of the host name (i.e. /bin/hostname). This daemon is normally run in
the background. For example,
# sgboot `/bin/hostname` /usr/iris/boot &
sgboot can be started by hand, as shown above, but should normally be
started in the file /etc/rc.local.
NOTE
Multiple copies of sgboot may be running at a given time. The total number
of instances of sgboot equals the number of IRIS Terminals that may be
booted in parallel.
SEE ALSO
Silicon Graphics, lnc., IRIS Terminal Guide, Appendix B
sgbounce(1M)
Version 1.0
- 1 -
October 1984