Specifications

hexadecimal integer, or a symbolic name. The value "1" represents 10Mb Ethernet (based on
industry standard BOOTP implementation).
ha= −− Specifies the hardware address (MAC address) that Inventory Manager is using.•
ip= −− Specifies the device's IP address that Inventory Manager is using.•
hd= −− Specifies the home directory path to the image file. This is an optional parameter and
is used when the image file is in a different directory than either the TFTP server's default
directory or root directory path. The home directory is either the absolute path or the offset
from the TFTP server's root path.
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bf= −− Specifies the Reference Image for that device (if set), or the last firmware image
version downloaded to that device through Inventory Manager.
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NOTE: In a BOOTP situation, you will need to edit the ha parameter in the file to match
the MAC address in the requesting message, and supply any missing parameters
such as the bf parameter.
Creating a bootptab file manually
Inventory Manager provides a sample bootptab file located in the \NetSight Atlas Shared\bin
directory. Use this file as a template or an example when you create your own bootptab file.
Open the sample bootptab file in a text editor.1.
Enter a list of devices using the format provided in the examples at the top of the file.2.
Save the bootptab file in the \NetSight Atlas Shared\bin directory.3.
NOTE: However you create or modify the bootptab file, remember that the filename must not
have an extension. This is important because most text editors will append their own
default extension on a new file. If you edit an existing bootptab file and do a Save
instead of a Save As, then the filename should stay the same.
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