User guide

Chapter 9: Administration Menu and Forms 89
To use the custom option to set daylight savings time:
1. Select the Enable daylight saving time checkbox. A Timezone Configuration dialog
box appears.
2. Enter the daylight savings time (DST) acronym of your choice in the DST Acronym field.
3. Enter the number of hours and minutes (
HH:MM format) the clock will be reset at the
beginning of the daylight savings time period. (Positive number only.)
4. In the following fields, enter the date (month, day) and time (hours:minutes) for both the
beginning and ending dates of daylight time.
5. Click OK to update the Time/Date settings and return to the main Time/Date form.
6. Click apply changes.
Boot Configuration
Boot configuration defines the location from which the console server loads the operating system.
The console server can boot from its internal firmware or from the network. By default, the
Cyclades CS console server boots from Flash memory. Selecting Administration - Boot
Configuration in Expert mode displays the Boot Configuration form.
If you need to boot from the network, make sure the following prerequisites are met:
• A TFTP or BootP server must be available on the network
• An upgraded console server boot image file must be downloaded from Avocent and made
available on the TFTP or BootP server
• The Cyclades CS console server must be configured with a fixed IP address
• The boot filename and the IP address of the TFTP or BootP server is known.
Table 9.2: Boot Configuration Form Fields
Field Name Definition
IP Address assigned
to Ethernet
A fixed IP address or a DHCP assigned IP address to the console server.
Watchdog Timer Whether the Watchdog Timer is active or inactive. If the Watchdog Timer is active,
the console server reboots if the software crashes.
Unit boot from Specify whether to boot the console server from Flash or from the network.
Boot Type Select to boot from a TFTP server, a BootP server or both.
Boot File Name Filename of the boot program.
Server’s IP Address The IP address of the TFTP or the BootP server.
Console Speed An alternative console speed from 4800 to 115200 (9600 is the default).
Flash Test Select to test boot from the Flash card. You can skip this test or do a full test.