System information

Using Flash Cards with the Network Station
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3. The
boot.nsl file, which resides in the path
/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/nsflash , must be edited before copying it
to the Flash card.
a. Open the file
boot.nsl from the directory
/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/nsflash using a PC editor.
b. Change the following line in
boot.nsl to read:
Login.bootConfigType: MOUNT_LOCAL
c. Close and save the file to the same directory,
/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/nsflash .
4. Enter the following command on any AS/400 command line to copy the
kernel and boot.nsl files to the Flash card:
CPY OBJ('/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/nsflash/filename')
TODIR('/nwslocal') TOCODEPAGE(*CALC)
The filename is kernel.Z and boot.nsl.
5. Create a subdirectory on the Flash card to contain the executable module
files by entering the following command on any command line on the
AS/400 system:
CRTDIR DIR('/nwslocal/mods')
6. Enter the following command on the AS/400 command line to copy all of
the executable modules in to the
mods directory on the Flash card:
CPY OBJ('/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/nsflash/mods/*')
TODIR('/nwslocal/mods/') TOCODEPAGE(*CALC)
Remember, the data transfer speed to the Flash card is about 2MB per
minute. You can check to see if the copy operation was successful (at any
stage) by using the IBM Network Station local file manager and entering
the
dir command to list the current working directory or by entering df
which will display the local file system and show the numbers of bytes used,
remaining and the number of bytes that need to be reclaimed. During a
copy operation, you will see the byte count change.
You can also view the file system using the AS/400 command Work Link
(WRKLNK) command
. However, at the time of writing, the Work Link
(WRKLNK) may not show you all the files that reside on the Flash card
even though they are there. Work is being done to fix this problem.
Note