User guide

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Freeway User Guide
2.1 Configure the Boot Server
Before you can boot Freeway, the boot server and Freeway must be configured to com-
municate with each other. Multiple Freeway servers can be configured to boot from the
same boot server. The following steps are required:
1. Create a file transfer protocol (FTP) or remote shell (RSH) user account on the
boot server (Section 2.1.2); as shipped, the boot parameters are set to boot the
system using FTP.
2. Define the system names and Internet addresses for Freeway, the boot server, and
the gateway processor (if applicable) on the boot server (Section 2.1.3).
Your system administrator might have already completed these steps during the hard-
ware installation procedures described in the hardware installation guide for your
Freeway. If so, skip this section and proceed with Section 2.2 on page 37 for UNIX,
Section 2.3 on page 57 for VMS, or Section 2.4 on page 75 for Windows NT.
During the boot process Freeway is considered a client while it downloads files over the
Ethernet from the Freeway
boot directory located on the boot server. After the boot pro-
cess completes, Freeway starts its normal role as a communications server for its clients.
Section 4.3.1 on page 122 describes the boot process.
Freeway supports the FTP or RSH configuration in the boot process (Section 2.1.1
through Section 2.1.3).