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6. For each boot client, add an entry in the BOOTP database to associate the MAC address of
the client’s LAN device with the boot file to be loaded from the boot server, as in the following
example. In this example, hostname is the host name of the boot client, and MACaddress is
the client’s MAC address in the format xx-xx-xx-xx-xx; the boot file specification need not
include “TCPIP$TFTP_ROOT:”.
$ TCPIP SET BOOTP hostname /HARDWARE=ADDRESS=MACaddress-
_$ /FILE=[V831H1]VMS_LOADER.EFI
You might need to specify a gateway (/GATEWAYS) and network mask
(/NETWORK_MASK). To determine the names of the gateways and the subnet information,
consult your network administrator. For more information about this command, see the
TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS documentation. To display and verify your BOOTP server
configuration, use the TCPIP SHOW BOOTP/FULL command.
IMPORTANT: For each new version of OpenVMS I64, you must modify the client entry in
the BOOTP database to point to the new, version-specific boot file.
Example B-1 shows the commands for setting up a boot server for a client named MOZART. An
explanation of each command follows the example.
Example B-1 Setting Up the Boot Server and Client
$ CREATE/DIRECTORY TCPIP$TFTP_ROOT:[V831H1]
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$ COPY DQA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE]VMS_LOADER.EFI TCPIP$TFTP_ROOT:[V831H1]VMS_LOADER.EFI
2
$ COPY DQA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE]IPB.EXE TCPIP$TFTP_ROOT:[V831H1]IPB.EXE
3
$ TCPIP SET HOST MOZART/ADDRESS=16.32.110.117
4
$ TCPIP SET BOOTP MOZART/HARDWARE=ADDRESS=00-13-21-5B-85-E4 -
_TCPIP> /FILE=[V831H1]VMS_LOADER.EFI
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$ TCPIP SHOW HOST MOZART
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BIND Database
Server: 15.227.128.41
Host address Host name
16.32.110.117 MOZART...
$TCPIP SHOW BOOTP MOZART/FULL
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Host: 16.32.110.117 mozart
Hardware Address: 00-13-21-5B-85-E4
Network mask: 255.0.0.0 Type: Ethernet
File: [V831H1]VMS_LOADER.EFI
Time offset: 0
Vendor: ACME, Inc.
Gateways: not defined
Servers:
.
.
.
1
Creates the directory TCPIP$TFTP_ROOT:[V831H1] on the system to be the TFTP and
BOOTP server.
2
Copies [SYS0.SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE]VMS_LOADER.EFI from the DVD to
TCPIP$TFTP_ROOT:[V831H1].
3
Copies [SYS0.SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE]IPB.EXE from the DVD to
TCPIP$TFTP_ROOT:[V831H1].
4
Adds the boot client host MOZART to the TCP/IP hosts database, specifying MOZART’s IP
address as 16.32.110.117.
5
Adds host MOZART as a client entry in the BOOTP database, where the MAC address of
the client’s LAN device is 00-13-21-5B-85-E4 (as was determined in the example for the client
in Section B.2.1 (page 191)) and the boot file for the client is [V831H1]VMS_LOADER.EFI.
6
Displays information about the boot client MOZART as stored in the local host database
(use this command to verify that the client has been configured appropriately).
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