I don't have the source for AIX open boot, but in Open Firmware the TFTP implementation is without block size support.
References:
1. https://code.coreboot.org/p/openfirmware/source/tree/HEAD/ofw/inet/tftp.fth
2. https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2348 "blksize"
On Thu, Jun 09, 2016 at 06:20:13PM -0700, Alec wrote:
I am attempting to do an IBM NIM install across a 20ms latency.
Is there an ability to kick off the network boot on AIX open boot with a block size option for tftp from the ok? Prompt?
Forgive me if this is not an appropriate place for this.
Alec