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AS/400 IBM Network Station: Techniques for Deployment in a WAN
1.
Acquire IP address
: It may be already configured into NVRAM or it may
be acquired from a DHCP or BOOTP server.
2.
Get the kernel
: The IBM Network Station gets the kernel using several
available protocols (tftp, nfs, or local) from the base code server
3.
Get the configuration files
: Usually the
standard.nsm file from the base
code server. However, it can be configured to get this file from another
server.
4.
Get the support files
: This loads the needed support files to initialize the
Network Station.
5.
Display log-on display
: This gets the
actlogin.nws and displays the login
dialog on the Network Station.
6.
Authentication and configuration process
: This validates the user ID
against the default (or otherwise stated) server and gets the configuration
files that belong to the validating user from the same server.
Figure 21. Boot Sequence
4.3 Split Boot Feature
The split boot feature lets you break out the different functions, for example,
through separation of servers that the IBM Network Station Manager product
would perform on one server as default.
Acquire IP address
G et the kernel
G et the configuration
file s
G et the support files
D isplay log-on screen
Authentication &
C onfiguration