M5000 boot net- install failed

Question

I am new to this site.. I am trying to boot solaris from the net and install using the same.  I have an M5000 with 2 domains one configured and running solaris 10  and the second one with no OS installed into it yet.  To get over the dvd sharing issue, I created a jumpstart server  and rpcinfo checks out ok.  

Now when I try to do a "boot net - install " from the prompt, I get a "Cannot locate boot device " error as soon as I hit enter.  Any suggestions on why this could be happening and how to solve for this ?

Answer 1

Welcome to the forum. Would have appreciated you joining the site instead of posting the question as anonymous.

Check a few things..

1. Check on the networking setup.  Are the jumpstart server and this one in the same subnet ?

2. At OBP, try a watch-net-all and capture the interface that is ok.. Now try boot net <interface>

Many times the domain setup itself leads to the issue.. If you dont see anything in the watch-net-all then you should go back to the drawing board on how your domain was setup and validate the config.

Hope that helps