3Com CS/2500 manual Booting from, Diskette, Rbcs files

Booting from Diskette 3-3

	on the server again. If the problem persists, refer to “Startup Problems”
	on page 6-1.
	The Self Test LED remains on during self-test diagnostics, about 40
	seconds. The server then enters the boot phase. The Boot State LED
	remains on during boot, and the Packet Received LED lights as the
	image is received from the RBCS server. This process takes several
	minutes. Following boot, the server reads additional information from
	the RBCS files.
Booting from a	To boot your communications server from a generic TFTP/FTP host,
Generic TFTP/FTP	you must configure the communications server firmware and software.
Host	For firmware configuration, refer to Chapter 4, “Configuration.” For
	software configuration, refer to the Multiprotocol Communications
	Server Operation Guide or software release notes. Enter the FTP server
	address under the FAP server IP address parameter in the Change
	IP/TFTP Parameters submenu.
Remote Reboot	If you plan to reboot your communications server remotely from an
	RBCS or TFTP server, you must set the Auto-Reboot parameter to
	Reboot. For information on configuring this parameter, refer to
	Chapter 4, “Configuration.”
	Do not connect or disconnect a console during the boot process.
	Connecting or disconnecting the console cable puts the communications
	server into monitor mode and aborts the boot process.
Booting from	Before you use a Model CS/2600 communications server, make a copy
Diskette	of the software distribution diskette. After you copy the distribution
	diskette, store it in a safe place and use only the copy as the working
	diskette.
	If you are upgrading from earlier software, you may be able to copy
	configuration information from your old working diskette onto the new
	one. Refer to the software release notes for instructions.
	You may want to make a backup copy of your working diskette every
	time you change the values of the software parameters. If for any reason