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pmerge(8)
NAME
  pmerge - Builds a network bootable kernel.

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sys/bin/pmerge bootfile kernel.name new.kernel

DESCRIPTION
  The kernel, vmunix, is not bootable over the network. The pmerge utility
  prepends the bootfile onto the kernel image (kernel.name) to create a new
  operating system image (new.kernel) that is bootable over the network.

  Instead of a booting a network loadable kernel, it is sometimes desired to
  bootstrap link a kernel over the network.  In this case, (kernel.name) is
  the name of the sysconfigtab file on the server containing the list of
  modules to be loaded to the client.  These modules are then linked to
  create a bootable kernel on the client.

  The pmerge utility is used by doconfig(8) to create a bootable operating
  system for dataless management services (DMS) client systems to boot over
  the network. The pmerge utility is automatically invoked by doconfig(8)
  during the kernel build process and should not be invoked independently.

  The pmerge utility is located in /var/adm/dms/dmsn.alpha/root/usr/sys/bin
  on the DMS server.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: dmu(8), doconfig(8)

  Sharing Software on a Local Area Network

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