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AS/400 IBM Network Station: Techniques for Deployment in a WAN
3.5.4 Configuring the Peer Boot Network Station
The NVRAM settings on the peer Network Station must be modified to direct
it to load the kernel and other configuration data from the Network Station
containing the Flash card.
Use the following steps to modify the NVRAM settings on the peer Network
Station:
1. Reset NVRAM on the IBM Network Station.
We highly recommend that you reset NVRAM to the factory defaults before
making any major change to the configuration of the IBM Network Station.
2. Power on the IBM Network Station. The IBM logo is shown, followed by a
memory and keyboard check.
3. After seeing the message,
NS0500 Search for Host System , press
ESC
to
stop the start-up sequence.
If prompted for an administrator password, enter it now. This is the
password an administrator can set using the IBM Network Station
Manager program.
4. Invoke the IBM Network Station Boot Monitor program by pressing the
following key sequence:
• For 101/102 keyboards:
Press and hold
Left Shift + Left Alt + Left Ctrl
. Press
F1
.
• For 5250/3270 keyboards:
Press and hold
Left Shift + Left Alt
. Press
F1
.
a. Enter
NV
at the Boot Monitor prompt (>) to access the NVRAM utility.
b. Enter
L
to reset the NVRAM.
c. Enter
S
to save the defaults into NVRAM.
d. Enter
Y
to the question:
Are you sure?
e. Enter
Q
to quit.
5. Enter
SE
(or press F1) from the boot monitor prompt to start the
IBM
Network Station Setup Utility
.
If you have powered the Network Station off after resetting NVRAM as
described these steps, power the Network Station on again. After seeing
the message,
NS0500 Search for Host System , press
ESC
to stop the
start-up sequence.