Bootptab File Example - Compaq t1000 - Terminal Thin Client PC Network Installation Manual

Configuring Terminal Start-Up Resources
Figure 2-1 Bootptab File Example
.c_terminal:ht=1:ds=132.237.1.42:gw=132.237.20.1:sm=255.255.255.0:\
:dn=xx.com:sa=132.237.20.2:hd=/tftpboot:bf=vmlinux:\
:T17="132.237.20.2:/nwt/root":
term1:ha=00800c123456:ip=132.237.20.5:tc=.c_terminal
term2:ha=00800c123457:ip=132.237.20.4:tc=.c_terminal
Legend:
bf = TFTP boot file
dn = domain name
ds = domain name servers (IP)
gw = gateways
ha = hardware address
hd = home directory
ht = hardware type
ip = host IP address
sa = TFTP server address
sm = subnet mask
tc = template host (points to similar host entry)
T17 = root path
The option used here for the NFS root directory is the T17 entry, which is of the
form IPADDR:/PATH. The IPADDR entry is the IP address of the NFS server and
PATH is the full pathname on that server to what will be the root directory of the
network boot directory tree. (The quotation marks are required in the T17 entry to
allow the colon in the option data to be passed as part of the data.)
Note
IMPORTANT! The addresses of servers that support
the terminal boot process must be specified by IP
address. This is because the name resolution function
is not operational until the system is completely loaded
and initialized.
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