User guide

90 Cyclades® CS Console Server Installation, Administration and User Guide
To configure the console server boot:
1. Go to Administration - Boot Configuration in Expert mode. The Boot Configuration
form displays.
2. Enter the IP address of the console server in the IP Address assigned to Ethernet field.
3. Accept or change the selected option in the Watchdog Timer field.
4. Select Flash or Network from the Unit boot from menu.
5. Select TFTP, BootP or Both from the Boot Type menu if you have selected Network from the
Unit boot from in step 4.
6. Accept or change the filename of the boot program in the Boot File Name field.
7. If specifying network boot, perform the following steps:
a. Enter the IP address of the TFTP or BootP server in the Server’s IP Address field.
b. Select a console speed from the Console Speed pull-down menu to match the speed of the
terminal you are using on the console port of the console server.
c. Select Skip or Full from the Flash Test pull-down menu to bypass or run a test on the Flash
memory at boot time.
d. Select Skip, Quick or Full from the RAM Test pull-down menu to bypass or run a test on
the RAM at boot time.
e. Choose an Ethernet speed from the Fast Ethernet pull-down menu.
f. Specify the maximum number of packets that the CPU handles before an interrupt in the
Fast Ethernet Max. Interrupt Events field.
8. Click apply changes.
Backup Configuration
Selecting Administration - Backup Config in Expert mode displays the Backup Configuration form.
RAM Test Select to test boot from RAM. You can skip this test, do a quick test or a full test.
Fast Ethernet The speed of the Ethernet connection. Select the appropriate Ethernet setting if
you need to change the Auto Negotiation (default value):
• 100BaseT Half-Duplex
• 100BaseT Full-Duplex
• 10BaseT Half-Duplex
• 10BaseT Full-Duplex
Fast Ethernet Max.
Interrupt Events
The maximum number of packets that the CPU handles before an interrupt (0 is
the default).
Table 9.2: Boot Configuration Form Fields (Continued)
Field Name Definition