Thanks to all the responses! Nearly everyone said to make a custom
kernel which would have the following change to it.
In the kernel config file change:
config vmunix swap generic
to
config vmunix root on type nfs swap on type spec sd0b
The system will ignore the entry in the bootparams file for swap now.
Thanks,
Jason Hargis
ORIGINAL QUESTION:
>
> I am in the process of setting up several diskless systems,
> except they are not REALLY "diskless". I will explain, we have
> had our systems setup with OS loaded on all the local disks, a
> real pain for the SA! I am wanting to setup the systems so
> that they function as if they were fully diskless, except for
> swap. I am hoping that by using the local disk for swap I can
> increase the speed that the systems function. Has any one
> tried this? What would the bootparams file look like?
>
>
>
> I tried this:
>
> client root=server:/export/root/client
> swap=/dev/sd0b
>
>
> Also tried:
>
> client root=server:/export/root/client
> swap=/dev/rsd0b
>
>
>
> The system just HANGS when it gets to adding the swap on.
> Another Idea I had was making a very small swap file on the
> server, then adding the local disk on as swap, do you think
> that will work?
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Jason
>
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