bootparams(4)                     NFS R4.11                    bootparams(4)


NAME
       bootparams - boot parameter data base

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/bootparams

DESCRIPTION
       The bootparams file contains the list of client entries that diskless
       clients use for booting.  For each diskless client the entry should
       contain the following information:

            name of client
            a list of keys, names of servers, and pathnames.

       The first item of each entry is the name of the diskless client. The
       subsequent item is a list of keys, names of servers, and pathnames.

       Items are separated by TAB characters.  A line-continuation character
       ( can be used, but it must be preceded by TAB or SPACE characters
       (see EXAMPLE).

EXAMPLE
       Here is an example of the /etc/bootparams file:

       myclient  root=myserver:/srv/release/PRIMARY/root/myhost \
            swap=myserver:/srv/release/PRIMARY/swap/myhost \
            dump=myserver:/srv/release/PRIMARY/dump/myhost

       Root specifies the pathname of the executable file to boot.  This
       file must exist to boot the client.  Swap gives the pathname of the
       swap area file.  The swap file is a fixed-sized file that must be
       pre-allocated to an appropriate size.  Dump specifies the pathname of
       the system dump file, where system information is written following a
       system crash.  This file must exist to dump the system crash
       information.  During a system crash, this entry is optional for DG/UX
       clients; however, non-DG/UX clients may require it.  If there is no
       dump entry, an attempted dump will fail.

FILES
       /etc/bootparams

SEE ALSO
       bootparamd(1M).


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