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AS/400 IBM Network Station: Techniques for Deployment in a WAN
Figure 12. Remote Flash Card Enabled IBM Network Station Topology Diagram
3.3 Creating A Flash Card
To enable an IBM Network Station to boot from the local Flash card, complete
the following steps:
1. Verify prerequisite tasks.
2. Create a Flash card boot image.
3. Create a separate configuration file.
4. Test the boot image from the AS/400.
5. Verify functionality.
6. Formatting the Flash Card.
7. Load the Image onto the Flash Card:
• Using NFS/400.
• Using the IBM Network Station file manager.
8. Boot the IBM Network Station using the Flash card.
9. Do house keeping.
Remote Location
WAN Link
AS/400
Flash Card Enabled IBM Network Station
S/390
RS/6000
Network Address:
10.1.1.x
Subnet mask:
255.255.255.0
.2
.10
.4
.3
Central Location
This scenario makes the assumption that you have already configured one
or more menu buttons using Network Station Manager program to enable the
3270, 5250, and VTxxx emulators.
Note