User`s manual

Section 2: Installing StorPoint CD

18 AXIS StorPoint CD Token Ring - User’s Manual

BOOTP in UNIX Follow these steps to use BOOTP in UNIX:

1. Append the following entry to your boot table (typically

/etc/bootptab):

where:

Example:

2. Make sure a unique host name is mapped to the acquired IP address. Refer to

your system manuals or to the Network Administrator for instructions on how

to perform the name mapping on your particular system.

3. Start the BOOTP daemon (if not already running), typically by the command:

bootpd -a

4. Restart your StorPoint CD to download the IP address, default router address

and subnet mask.

RARP in UNIX Follow these steps to use the RARP method in UNIX:

1. Append the following line to your Hardware address table:

Example:

2. If you are using host names, you can map a unique host name to the acquired

IP address. Refer to your system manuals or to the Network Administrator for

instructions on how to perform the name mapping on your particular system.

3. If it is not already running, start the RARP daemon. This is typically done using

the command

rarpd -a.

4. Restart your StorPoint CD to download the IP address.

<host name>:ht=<hardware type>:vm=<vendor magic>:\

:ha=<hardware address>:ip=<IP address>:\

:sm=<subnet mask>:gw=<gateway field>

ht = tr for Token Ring

vm = rfc1048

ha = The Hardware or node address, i.e. the StorPoint CD serial

number

= The IP address of your StorPoint CD

sm = The subnet mask

gw = The default router address

cdserv:ht=tr:vm=rfc1048:ha=000231110086:ip=192.36.253.80:\

:sm=255.255.255.0:gw=192.36.253.254

00:02:31:10:00:86 192.16.253.80