Host id configuration in Nvram of servers

Here is the procedure:

1. Download hid_solaris2 binary from Index of /change_hostid
If you want to compile the code yourself you can download it from #-Link-Snipped-#

2. Save the original hostid to somewhere. (just for safety)
# hostid >/etc/hostid_orig

3. set permission of hid_solaris2 as 755
# chmod 755 /var/hid_solaris2
(I assume that hid_solaris2 is under /var/ directory)

4.To set new hostid (i.e 84abe39d) issue the following command
# /var/hid_solaris2 84abe39d |sh
physmem 2e694
hw_serial: 0x32323130 = 0x32323235
hw_serial+4: 0x39313931 = 0x38353734
hw_serial+8: 0x36390000 = 0x33370000

5. new hostid will be active until next reboot. To enable it again at startup add this command to solaris startup scripts.

Please do let me know if this helps you...

-CB

whoa CB, you've worked with sun servers before? Those are nifty stuff!

I'm guessing most network hardware config consoles are somewhat linux based. Not sure about Juniper's ones though.

I had worked on Sun server; though I am not an expert of them. I guess Biggi is an Sun Expert....

Yup, you are correct mostly network hardware config consoles are Linux based, however, Juniper has a Windows based configuration; i have seen that somewhere.

-CB