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Installing and Operating BayStack ARN/DC Routers
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Continuing with Directed Netboot
To use the directed netboot option you must have at least one serial, 56/64K
DSU/CSU, or Ethernet interface connected to the network. Before you start the
directed netboot procedure, ask your network administrator to:
• Verify that the network is set up so that you can start the directed netboot
procedure, as described in the Configuring BayStack Remote Access guide.
• Provide you with the parameter arguments to the interface configuration
command
ifconfig
you will use in Step 1.
The
ifconfig
command configures the parameters necessary to load the
software image file and the configuration file from a remote server over the
network.
• Provide you with the boot configuration commands (
bconfig
) to use in
Step 2.
The
bconfig
commands let you specify the location of a startup file. To use
directed netboot, the location must include the following information:
-- The source (either local or network) of the image file and the
configuration file
-- The address of the TFTP server
-- The full directory path description locating the files on the TFTP server
To perform directed netboot you can use the ARN monitor, Technician Interface,
or Site Manager. However, this guide assumes that you are using either the ARN
monitor or the Technician Interface. To manage the ARN/DC from a remote site,
refer to Configuring BayStack Remote Access.
Note:
Continuing with the netboot option requires that you have already
logged in to either the ARN monitor or Technician Interface command line
software. For instructions, see “Logging in to the Command Line Software” on
page 2-7.
Note:
Keep a record of the complete
ifconfig
and
bconfig
commands; you
need them for future reference.