where the device-specifier is one of the following:
cdrom – Specifies the DVD-ROM drive
disk – Specifies the system boot disk (internal disk 0 by default)
disk0 – Specifies internal disk 0
disk1 – Specifies internal disk 1
disk2 – Specifies internal disk 2
disk3 – Specifies internal disk 3
disk4 – Specifies internal disk 4
disk5 – Specifies internal disk 5
disk6 – Specifies internal disk 6
disk7 – Specifies internal disk 6
net, net0, net1– Specifies the network interfaces
full path name – Specifies the device or network interface by its full path name
Note – The Solaris OS modifies the boot-device variable to its full path name, not
the alias name. If you choose a nondefault boot-device variable, the Solaris OS
specifies the full device path of the boot device.
Note – You can also specify the name of the program to be booted as well as the
way the boot program operates. For more information, see the OpenBoot 4.x
Command Reference Manual in the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook for your specific
Solaris OS release.
If you want to specify a network interface other than an on-board Ethernet
interface as the default boot device, you can determine the full path name of each
interface by typing:
ok show-devs
The show-devs command lists the system devices and displays the full path
name of each PCI device.
For more information about using the OpenBoot firmware, refer to the OpenBoot 4.x
Command Reference Manual in the OpenBoot Collection AnswerBook for your specific
Solaris release.
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