User guide

8: Configuring a Boot Server
DC 900-1333Q 199
8.4 Create (or Copy) the Boot File
The main boot configuration file for the Freeway server is called bootcfg and contains
specific information for loading protocol software on the ICP boards. The file is custom
created by Protogate for each Freeway server delivery. As such, the
bootcfg file specific to
your Freeway server is not located on any of the Freeway or Protocol installation
CDROMs. It is located only on the Freeway internal disk drive.
In order to boot the Freeway over the network, you need a copy of your specific boot
configuration file in the
freeway/boot/ directory of the boot server. You can get a copy of
this file on your boot server using one of the methods below (listed easiest to hardest):
1. Copy the boot configuration file from the Freeway disk drive to the boot server
2. Obtain the boot configuration file from Protogate customer support
3. Modify an example boot configuration file to match your Freeway setup
8.4.1 Copy the boot configuration file from Freeway
The best way to do this is to use FTP to copy the file over the network from the Freeway
to your boot server. The file you need to copy from the Freeway disk is
/tmp/boot/bootcfg.
You can use any FTP program to do this. Figure 8–1 shows an FTP example from a
Command Prompt window on a Windows XP system.
8.4.2 Contact Protogate Customer Support
Protogate maintains records of all the Freeway systems that it ships to customers. If you
find you don’t have access to the
bootcfg file on your Freeway server, contact customer
support at Protogate and they will look up the records for your system and email the
bootcfg file to you. Be prepared to identify your system to the customer support person
by stating the system name, date purchased, quote number, or any other information
that will help Protogate recall your system information.