Solaris/SPARC: create a devalias with nvalias

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Created: Dec 09, 2005


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Device aliases are useful in the BootPROM environment because they simplify the unwieldly device paths into simple terms like disk and net. There may be cause to create a new device alias on a system as when adding a new or alternate boot device.

Device aliases are created only in the BootPROM (ok prompt). If you want to add an alias for a disk with a path of /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/disk@0,0 use the nvalias command like this:

nvalias disknew /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/disk@0,0


BootPROM versions 3.25 and later support booting from the network. Creating a network device alias is similar:

ok nvalias net   /pci@1f,4000/network@2,1:dhcp

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