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Installing and Operating BayStack ARN/DC Routers
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Using the bconfig Command
To use netboot, you use the boot configuration command
bconfig
to specify that
the ARN/DC software image file or configuration file resides on the network. To
use directed netboot, you use the
bconfig
command to specify the IP address of
the server and the full pathname to the software image and configuration file. To
use local boot, you use the
bconfig
command to specify that the configuration file
and software image both reside on the local file system (that is, the PCMCIA
Flash card).
Format for the bconfig Command
To configure an interface for netboot, use the following format for the
bconfig
command:
bconfig -d
[
image
|
config
]
To configure an interface for directed netboot, use the following format:
bconfig
[
image
|
config
] [
local
|
network
[ <TFTP host> <TFTP pathname> ]]
You must use the
bconfig
command twice: once to specify the location of the
software image, and again to specify the location of the configuration file.
Refer to Table A-4
for a complete description of the
bconfig
command.
Table A-4. Command Settings for bconfig
Option Description
image Indicates the router’s software image.
config Indicates the router’s configuration file.
local Indicates that the specified file (image or config) resides in the router’s local file system.
network Indicates that the specified file (image or config) resides on a remote file system.
<TFTP host> Specifies the IP address of the TFTP server. If both the software image and configuration
file are on the network, both files must reside on the same host.
<TFTP
pathname>
Specifies the complete pathname of the remote software image or configuration file.
-d Reverts to the default values for the software image or configuration file and nullifies any
previously specified IP address and pathname for the file, thus disabling directed netboot.