User guide

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Chapter
8
Configuring a Boot Server
This chapter describes how to configure a client system as a “boot server” for one or
more Freeway systems on the network.
A “boot server” is essentially a system that acts as an FTP server for the Freeway. When
the Freeway server is configured to boot from a boot server, it uses FTP to get all the nec-
essary files from the boot server rather than load the files from it own disk drive.
This method of booting was common many years ago because older Freeway systems
did not have adequate storage space to hold the system and protocol files necessary for
booting. Today, all Protogate Freeway systems boot up from their own flash or hard
drive, which is now the standard method of booting. Also, booting from the internal
Freeway disk drive is much faster than booting from the network.
However, if for some reason you need to boot your Freeway system over the network,
this chapter is for you. Ta bl e 8 – 1 summarizes the boot server configuration steps. You
must have previously installed the Freeway hardware as described in the appropriate
Freeway hardware installation guide.