Specifications

24 AR400 Series Router
C613-03086-00 REV A
4. Check the INSTALL information to determine which release to load and
run, according to the INSTALL parameters, and the manager’s response to
the previous prompt. If none of the keys in Table 1-5 on page 24 are pressed,
the INSTALL parameters determine which release and patch are loaded and
run.
5. Load the required release specified by the INSTALL parameters from the
flash file system as the main boot.
6. Start the router.
7. Execute the boot configuration script, if one has been configured. The boot
configuration script is either a configuration file set using the set config
command from the Operation chapter, or the file boot.cfg file, if there is one.)
A series of start-up messages is sent to asyn0 (the console or terminal port).
Figure 1-6: Example of start-up messages on an AR440S or AR450S.
After the self tests are complete, the manager is given the option of forcing a
mandatory boot from the flash boot block release. The following message is
displayed on the terminal connected to the console port (asyn0) and the router
pauses:
Force EPROM download (Y)?
If a key is not pressed within a few seconds, the start-up process continues and
all steps in the start-up sequence are executed. Pressing certain keys on the
terminal immediately after the “Force EPROM download” message is
displayed changes the router start-up process as described in the following
table.
INFO: Self tests beginning.
INFO: RAM test beginning.
PASS: RAM test, 65536k bytes found.
INFO: Self tests complete
INFO: Downloading router software.
Force EPROM download (Y) ?
INFO: Initial download successful
INFO: Initialising Flash File System.
INFO: IGMP Snooping is activated.
INFO: IGMP packet trapping is active for IGMP snooping, L3FILT is activated
INFO: Executing configuration script <flash:boot.cfg>
INFO: Router startup complete
Login:
Table 1-5: Router start-up sequence keystrokes.
Pressing key... Forces the router to...
(no key pressed) After a few seconds, the router start up process continues.
[Y] Load the release, without any patches, from ROM onto the RAM, and run
the full release.
[S] Load and run the release and patch determined by the INSTALL
parameters from flash, ignoring any boot script or previous configuration
stored in flash memory.
[Ctrl/D]
Authorised
service engineers
only
Enter diagnostics mode.
Warning. Using this option may cause the
router to cease functioning,
may invalidate the product warranty, and may be a breach of the product
licence agreement (“Diagnostics” on page -41).