Avocent ACS 5000 manual To configure the console server boot

138 Cyclades® ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide

Field Name	Definition
	The speed of the Ethernet connection. Select the appropriate Ethernet setting if
	you need to change the Auto Negotiation (default value):
	100BaseT Half-Duplex
Fast Ethernet	100BaseT Full-Duplex
	10BaseT Half-Duplex
	10BaseT Full-Duplex
Fast Ethernet Max.	The maximum number of packets that the CPU handles before an interrupt (0 is
Interrupt Events	the default).

To configure the console server boot:

1.Go to Administration - Boot Configuration in Expert mode. The Boot Configuration form displays.

2.Enter the IP address of the console server in the IP Address assigned to Ethernet field.

3.Accept or change the selected option in the Watchdog Timer field.

4.Select Flash or Network from the Unit boot from menu.

5.Select TFTP, BootP or Both from the Boot Type menu if you have selected Network from the Unit boot from in step 4.

6.Accept or change the filename of the boot program in the Boot File Name field.

7.If specifying network boot, perform the following steps:

a.Enter the IP address of the TFTP or BootP server in the Server’s IP Address field.

b.Select a console speed from the Console Speed pull-down menu to match the speed of the terminal you are using on the console port of the console server.

c.Select Skip or Full from the Flash Test pull-down menu to bypass or run a test on the Flash memory at boot time.

d.Select Skip, Quick or Full from the RAM Test pull-down menu to bypass or run a test on the RAM at boot time.

e.Choose an Ethernet speed from the Fast Ethernet pull-down menu.

f.Specify the maximum number of packets that the CPU handles before an interrupt in the Fast Ethernet Max. Interrupt Events field.

8.Click apply changes.