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Starting the ARN
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Continuing with Directed Netboot
You must have at least one serial, DSU/CSU, Ethernet, or token ring interface
connected to the network to use the directed netboot option. 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.
• Provide you with the ifconfig command to use in Step 1.
• Provide you with the boot option configuration commands (
bconfig) to use in
Step 2.
The
ifconfig command configures the parameters necessary to load the software
image and configuration files from a remote server over the network. Write the
command in T
able 2-3 for your reference.
Note: Continuing with the directed netboot option requires that you have
already logged in to the Technician Interface or ARN monitor command line
software. Refer to the previous section, “Logging in to the Command Line
Software,” for instructions.
Note: Refer to Appendix A for more information about the ifconfig and
bconfig commands.
Table 2-3. Your ifconfig Command -- Directed Netboot
ifconfig