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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 specify the name of the program to be booted as well as the way the
boot program operates. For more information, refer to the OpenBoot 4.x Command
Reference Manual 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:
The show-devs command lists the system devices and displays the full path name
of each PCI device.
Updating the Firmware
The flashupdate command updates both the service processor firmware and the
host firmware.
The flash image consists of the following components:
■ System controller firmware
■ OpenBoot PROM
■ POST
■ Reset/config
■ Sequencer
■ Partition description
To use the features and fixes in subsequent firmware releases, perform this
procedure.
ok show-devs
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