Patch-ID# 111306-07

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Keywords: edhcp inetboot pxe ufsboot bop_alloc corrupts panic overflow
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: ufsboot and inetboot patch
Date: Sep/05/2005


Install Requirements: Reboot after installation, an alternative may be in Special Install Instructions                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 111307

Topic: SunOS 5.8: ufsboot and inetboot patch
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        NOTE: This patch may contain one or more OEM-specific platform ports.
              See the appropriate OEM_NOTES file within the patch for
              information specific to these platforms.
              DO NOT INSTALL this patch on an OEM system if a corresponding
              OEM_NOTES file is not present (or is present, but instructs not
              to install the patch), unless the OEM vendor directs otherwise.
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        NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

Relevant Architectures: sparc.sun4d sparc.sun4m sparc.sun4u

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4247106 4402048 4411148 4463870 4670609 4989791 6228203

Changes incorporated in this version: 6228203

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 111168-01 111384-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/platform/sun4d/ufsboot
/platform/sun4m/ufsboot
/platform/sun4u/ufsboot
/usr/platform/sun4d/lib/fs/nfs/inetboot
/usr/platform/sun4m/lib/fs/nfs/inetboot
/usr/platform/sun4u/lib/fs/nfs/inetboot

Problem Description:

6228203 unable to jumpstart client using DHCP boot
 
(from 111306-06)
 
4989791 System cannot boot when it has many physical memory chunks
 
(from 111306-05)
 
4670609 inetboot does not honor arguments for device and network boot support
 
(from 111306-04)
 
4411148 panic - boot: Boot: scratch memory overflow.
 
(from 111306-03)
 
4463870 ufsboot silently corrupts bop_alloc size argument
 
(from 111306-02)
 
  This patch revision accumulates/obsoletes feature point patch 111384-01.
 
(from 111306-01)
 
  This patch revision accumulates/obsoletes feature point patch 111168-01.
 
(from 111168-01)
 
4247106 DHCP server is too slow in servicing a large number of clients
 
(from 111384-01)
 
4402048 PXE feature required in Solaris 8

Patch Installation Instructions:
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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-10 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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Reboot the system after patch installation.
 
NOTE 1:  To get the complete support for EDHCP, please install this new pkg,
 
         SUNWdhcsb    Binary File Format Data Module for BOOTP/DHCP Services
 
         and the following patches:
 
         108964-05 (or greater)  snoop patch
         109077-02 (or greater)  dhcp server and admin patch
         109906-06 (or greater)  dhcpagent, dhcpinfo, ifconfig and
                                 netstat patch
         111302-01 (or greater)  EDHCP libraries patch
         111304-01 (or greater)  nfs_dlboot patch
         111306-01 (or greater)  inetboot patch
         111308-01 (or greater)  libmtmalloc.so.1 patch
         111310-01 (or greater)  libdhcpagent.so.1 patch
 
NOTE 2:  To get the complete fix for bugid 4411148, please also install the
         install the following patch:
 
         108528-17 (or greater) KU patch

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, September 5, 2005