Troubleshooting | Entering Commands at the Boot Prompt |
A series of commands called Boot Configuration Program (BCP) commands can be entered at the Boot> prompt to configure the MPS. These commands are a subset of the entire MPS command set. For example, a typical TCP/IP configuration might use the following commands:
Figure B-1: BCP Command Examples
Boot> Set IPADDRESS 192.0.1.229 Boot> Set SOFTWARE /tftpboot/MPS.SYS Boot> Set LOADHOST 192.0.1.188 Boot> Set SECONDARY 192.0.1.22 Boot> FLASH
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These commands set the Server’s address, the software loadfile, and the loadhost’s IP address (as well as that of a backup loadhost). The server then reboots using the Flash command and will attempt to load the file MPS.SYS from the host at 192.0.1.188.
Flush NVR | This command is used to restore the MPS’s |
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| It will reset everything that is configurable on |
| the server, including the unit’s IP address. |
Flash | This command will force the MPS to download |
| new operational code and reload it into Flash |
| ROM. This is necessary when a new version of |
| software is released and you wish to upgrade |
| your unit. If the server cannot download the file, |
| the code in Flash ROM will still be usable. |
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| commands and what they do. |
Init 451 | Reboots the MPS after it has been configured. If |
| the MPS can find and load the specified soft- |
| ware loadfile, it will restart itself with full func- |
| tionality. If the loadfile is not found, the server |
| will attempt to reload continuously. If there is |
| an error, or if the console’s Return key is |
| pressed, the MPS will |
| uration Program. |
Set BOOTP {Enabled, Disabled} | Enables or disables the sending of BOOTP que- |
| ries during the boot sequence. It is enabled by |
| default. |
Set DHCP {Enabled, Disabled} | Enables or disables the sending of DHCP que- |
| ries during the boot sequence. It is enabled by |
| default. |