NAME

pmerge − Builds a network bootable kernel. 

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sys/bin/pmerge bootfile kernel.name new.kernel

DESCRIPTION

The kernel, vmunix, is not bootable over the network.  The pmerge(8) utility prepends the bootfile onto the kernel image (kernel.name) to create a new operating system image (new.kernel) that is bootable over the network. 

The pmerge utility is used by doconfig(8) to create a bootable operating system for dataless management services (DMS) client systems to boot over the network.  The pmerge utility is automatically invoked by doconfig(8) during the kernel build process and should not be invoked independently. 

The pmerge utility is located in /var/adm/dms/dmsn.alpha/root/usr/sys/bin on the DMS server. 

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: doconfig(8), dmu(8)

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