Conﬁguring Bootstrap Parameters | Asante Technologies 6000 Series

Configuring Bootstrap Parameters

Conﬁguring Bootstrap Parameters

You can determine the method (local or remote) that the IntraStack uses to load its software at startup or during a reset via the Agent menu.

To conﬁgure the IntraStack’s bootstrap parameters:

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Do not select any item on the Device Page’s front-panel image. (This selects the entire device.)

Click Agent.

The Agent Information table appears, similar to Figure 4-5 on page 4-6.

ΔNote: For a description of each ﬁeld, see“Agent” on page 5-5.

3 Open the Image Load Mode ﬁeld and select one of the following options:

❏localBoot — sets the IntraStack 6014DSB to execute its software image ﬁle from its internal ﬂash memory.

❏netBoot — sets the IntraStack 6014DSB to load its software image ﬁle from a server on the net- work.

4 Click Apply.

The IntraStack 6014DSB’s bootstrap parameters are conﬁg- ured.

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Asante Technologies 6000 Series user manual Conﬁguring Bootstrap Parameters

Contents

IntraSpection Personality Module Copyright Notice Table of Contents Management Technical Support MenusPage About This Manual Chapter Contents Audience Document Conventions Device Information Personality Module Front Panel Image IntraSpection Personality ModulesIntraStack 6000 Series Personality Module Management Options Client Minimum System RequirementsServer Page Installing a Personality Module Installation Installation Installing a Personality Module Page Accessing the Device Discovered network map Device Symbol Device Icon Device Information Front Panel Image Personality Module Device Page ComponentsDevice Information Group Numbering Front Panel Image Selecting an Item Selecting the Device for Management Tables Menu ComponentsTable Columns Buttons Management Tasks Performing Basic Management FunctionsConﬁguration Tasks Management Map Icon Setting Community Strings IntraSpection Map Manager IP Agent Protocol Group table Conﬁguring IP Information Agent Information table Conﬁguring Out-of-Band Information Conﬁguring Bootstrap Parameters Click Identify Conﬁguring Device Identiﬁcation Information Click Validate Updating the Device Click PortInfo Viewing Port Parameters Click AutoNegotiate Conﬁguring Port Parameters Click PortCtrl Conﬁguring Broadcast Filtering Conﬁguring Store-and-Forwarding Port Control table Enabling or Disabling a Port 10 Reset Agent table device reset Resetting the IntraStack Important a maximum of four trap receivers is Managing Trap Receivers Deleting a Trap Receiver Entry Click MonitorIP Viewing the Port Address Table Viewing the Port Address Table Click swAgentSW Performing a Software Upgrade Performing a Software Upgrade Management Downloading a Conﬁguration File Management Conﬁguring Telnet Idle Time-Out 15 Switch Agent Software Group table Disabling or Enabling Spanning Tree Conﬁguring the Spanning Tree Protocol Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol Click Spanning Conﬁguring Spanning Tree Parameters Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol Viewing Counter Statistics Table Format Viewing Statistics Viewing Counter Statistics Graph Format 19 Counter Statistics graph format Click PktTable Viewing Packet Statistics Table Format Click PktGraph Viewing Packet Statistics Graph Format Viewing Statistics Page Identify Menu Description ConﬁgurationAgent IPAgent Menu Description BankImage ResetControl AutoNegoti PktGraph Menu Description GraphPktTable Identify Agent Revision Field Description Baud RateModel No FWVersion Major IP Agent Menus SwAgentSW Reset Left Reset WaitTelnet TimeOut Field Description Image Server Field Description DRAMSize SwAgentHWFlashRAMSize EEPROMSize Field Description Type SwBasicBack Plane Type Group Capacity Field Description Index BankImageMajorVersion MinorVersion Control ResetField Description Action Field Description Group Number AutoNegotiate AdvertisedAbility Field Description LocalAbilityReceivedAbility RestartAutoConﬁg GroupInfo Field Description IP Address MonitorIPMacAddress Group StNFw PortCtrlField Description Group Field Description PortInfo Field Description Status TrapRecvTrap Receiver Address Spanning Field Description Maximum Age Forward DelayHello Time Hold Time Field Description Bridge Maximum DelayAge Bridge Hello Time Forwarding FilterPhysical Address Receive Port Statistics Validate EtherStatsCollisions the total number of collisions Graph PktTable PktGraph Page Technical Support Hours Contacting Asanté Technical SupportPage Numerics Index Index-ii Index-iii Index-iv Vlan ID IIS Index-vii Snmp Index-ix Vlanid