System information

Using Flash Cards with the Network Station
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16.Enter the correct IP address information for the fields,
Gateway IP Address
and Subnet Mask according to your network. The Broadcast IP address
should default to the correct setting environment.
17.Press
Enter
.
18.Press
PF4
(
Set Boot Parameters).
19.Type
kernel.Z
in the Boot File field.
20.In the TFTP Boot Directory field, enter the following:
/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/nsflash/
This forces the Network Station to load the kernel from the Flash card test
image. Be sure to include the final slash (/).
21.Leave the
NFS Boot Directory blank.
22.In the
Boot Host Protocol section , disable NFS order and Local order by
typing a
D
next to the corresponding field.
23.Enter
1
next to the
TFTP order field.
24.Press
Enter
.
25.Press
PF5
(
Set Configuration Parameters).
26.Enter
flash.nsm
in the Configuration file field.
27.Enter
/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/configs/
in the
Configuration
Directory: First
field.
28.Leave the
Configuration Directory: Second field blank.
29.Select
TFTP
by using the left or right arrow keys in the
Configuration Host
Protocol: First
field.
30.Leave the
Configuration Host Protocol: Second as default.
31.Press
Enter
.
32.Press
Enter
again to reboot the IBM Network Station.
The IBM Network Station starts and loads the kernel from the
/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/nsflash directory. The flash.nsm file points
the Network Station to the
/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/nsflash/mods
directory to load the emulators and ACTLogin code from.
3.3.6 Verifying Functionality
Verify that the IBM Network Station loads the compressed kernel from the
directory
/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/nsflash . You must watch the