3CHANGING THE BOOT SOURCE ON A
DPE NETBUILDER II SYSTEM
This chapter describes how to change the primary boot source on a NETBuilder II
bridge/router with a DPE module.
The NETBuilder software boot files for a DPE module are factory shipped with
a:/101/boot.29k as the default primary boot source. If you have installed the
NETBuilder software flash memory card into drive A, and you want to keep the
default boot source, skip this chapter and refer to Chapter 6.
If you want to adjust system configuration settings, refer to the SysconF appendix in
Reference for NETBuilder Family Software for instructions on how to make the
changes.
Using the Boot
Command The Boot Monitor utility Boot (BT) command allows you to reboot or to override the
default boot path. The BT command is useful if the boot path has a typing error or
if you have a malfunctioning drive. If you enter a new boot path, the Primary Boot
Source parameter is updated to reflect the new path.
To reboot the NETBuilder II bridge/router using the Boot Monitor utility Boot
command, follow these steps:
1Reset the system in one of two ways. Either press the two outer buttons on the
LCD control panel on the front of the NETBuilder chassis, or press the reset
button on the DPE module.
The console displays the following startup message:
Do you want to enter the boot monitor? (y/n)
Entering Y within five seconds enters the boot monitor. If you enter N or enter
nothing, the NETBuilder II system begins booting the software.
For more information about the Boot Monitor utility, refer to the Firmware appendix
in Reference for NETBuilder Family Software.
Attention
Reset
LCD control panel buttons on front panel
of a NETBuilder II bridge/router DPE module
Reset button on DPE module
Reset Reset
PACKET
FORWARD POWER/
FAULT RESET ATTENTION
4321
STATUS
Push both reset buttons simultaneously