another second machine (V480R) fails on boot, it fails to find
  its network device on boot.  I'll log a bug.

Sun Fire 480R, No Keyboard
Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
OpenBoot 4.22.34, 8192 MB memory installed, Serial #51038653.
Ethernet address 0:3:ba:a:c9:bd, Host ID: 830ac9bd.

Rebooting with command: boot net:dhcp
Boot device: /pci at 8,700000/SUNW,hme at 2,1:dhcp  File and args: 
kernel/sparcv9/unix
Timed out waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply
<time unavailable> wanboot info: WAN boot messages->console
<time unavailable> wanboot info: Starting DHCP configuration

Requesting Ethernet address for: 192.1.3.254
<time unavailable> wanboot info: DHCP configuration succeeded
<time unavailable> wanboot progress: wanbootfs: Read 366 of 366 kB (100%)
<time unavailable> wanboot info: wanbootfs: Download complete
Wed Feb 11 13:45:16 wanboot progress: miniroot: Read 171484 of 171484 kB (100%)
Wed Feb 11 13:45:16 wanboot info: miniroot: Download complete
SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_106 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
strplumb: unable to hold root device: /pci at 8,700000/SUNW,hme at 2,1
WARNING: get_netif_name: illegal unit number -1

WARNING: get_netif_name: illegal unit number -1

WARNING: get_netif_name: illegal unit number -1

WARNING: get_netif_name: illegal unit number -1

Hostname: opensolaris
Remounting root read/write
Probing for device nodes ...
Preparing automated install image for use
WARNING: get_netif_name: illegal unit number -1

WARNING: get_netif_name: illegal unit number -1

Couldn't determine source of automated install image
Requesting System Maintenance Mode
(See /lib/svc/share/README for more information.)
Console login service(s) cannot run

Sean McGrath stated:
< 
< 
<  A v240 here that can do wanboot can't allocate memory for the ramdisk.
< 
<   the machine has 2GB memory - which is the minimum supported.
< 
< Boot device: /pci at 1e,600000/pci at 3/SUNW,hme at 0,1:dhcp  File and args: 
kernel/sparcv9/unix
< Timed out waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply
< <time unavailable> wanboot info: WAN boot messages->console
< <time unavailable> wanboot info: Starting DHCP configuration
< /
< Requesting Ethernet address for: 192.1.3.254
< <time unavailable> wanboot info: DHCP configuration succeeded
< <time unavailable> wanboot progress: wanbootfs: Read 366 of 366 kB (100%)
< <time unavailable> wanboot info: wanbootfs: Download complete
< panic - boot: can't alloc ramdisk memory
< Program terminated
< {1} ok banner
< 
< Sun Fire V240, No Keyboard
< Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
< OpenBoot 4.22.33, 2048 MB memory installed, Serial #55033199.
< Ethernet address 0:3:ba:47:bd:6f, Host ID: 8347bd6f.
< 
< 
< 
< {1} ok [advise:pts/399 disconnecting from advise:pts/401]
< 
< {1} ok 
< {1} ok 
< 
<  I know sun4u isn't exactly a prime supported here, but could this be
<   a bug ?
< 
< Regards,
< -- 
< Sean.
< .
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Sean.
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