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Installing and Operating BayStack ARN Routers
You must complete an initial startup procedure to obtain the executable and default configuration files and connect the ARN to the network. Getting a file over the network is called network booting, or netbooting. Getting a file from the ARN file system, stored in Flash memory, is called local booting.
Caution: The ARN must contain a Flash memory card if you plan to obtain any startup files through the local boot procedure. If you attempt to local boot the ARN without the Flash memory card inserted, the router does not operate. Refer to “Installing the Flash Memory Card” in Chapter 1 for instructions.
Understanding the ARN Boot Options
You use one of four boot options to complete software installation:
Table | Summary of Initial Startup Options | ||
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Local | Network | The default option. The ARN boots from local Flash | |
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| (serial interface | memory, then obtains its configuration file from a remote |
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| only) | workstation that is configured as a Boot Protocol (BootP) |
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| server. The ARN saves the configuration to the Flash |
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| memory. |
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| This option requires a |
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| (HDLC) or Frame Relay serial connection. |
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Netboot* | Local | Local | The ARN locates and obtains at least one startup file |
| or | or | from a remote workstation that is configured as a BootP |
| Network | Network | server. |
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| This option requires a communications connection over |
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| an HDLC, Frame Relay, Ethernet, token ring, or |
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| DSU/CSU interface, and a local console connection. |
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