HP 12076A LAN/1000 LINK Downloading Over a LAN Link, snap, file, where, where:, number, the default is 16 clients, 28 is the maximum, <lu> is the LAN link LU of the server's LAN card

Downloading Over a LAN Link

Before loading a memory"based system over a LAN link, perform the following steps. These steps are also summarized in DOC/IPL_BUILD.READ and DOC/INSTALL.READ.

Your local computer is known as the server. The destination or remote computer is the client.

1.Create the merged system file using BUILD. Refer to Chapter 10 and Appendix I in the RTEA System Generation and Installation Manual, part number 92077"90034, for BUILD information. The system file is also known as a download file because it is downloaded to the remote node. The default directory for these system files is /FILES802.

2.Obtain the server LAN card's station address using the LAN Node Manager, NM. If multicast addressing is desired, also run NM to set the server's LAN station address on the client LAN card.

Refer to Chapter 5 for information on using the Node Manager software.3.Link the LANVCP programs using the INSTALL_VCP.CMD command file as follows:

CI> wd /vcplus/lanvcp

CI> tr install/install_vcp.cmd [snap] [number]

where:

snap	is your snap file name. If not specified, the default is the current system snap
	file.
number	is the number of clients that can be simultaneously serviced. If not specified,
	the default is 16 clients, 28 is the maximum.

4.Transfer to INSTALL/BOOT_VCP.CMD to execute the LANVCP programs, VCPMT and DISPATCH. VCPMT is the LAN VCP monitor that downloads the system and handles the remote VCP session. DISPATCH is the program that monitors LAN packets and determines if they should be handled by the LAN Node Manager software or by VCPMT.

CI> tr install/boot_vcp.cmd <lu>

where<lu> is the LAN link LU of the server's LAN card.The programs are installed onto the /PROGRAMS directory.

5.Run IPL_BUILD to create a configuration file used during the download process by VCPMT. IPL_BUILD is part of the LANVCP software. The configuration file contains the system file name, the LAN LU, and LAN station address of the client. The default configuration file is /FILES802/IPL_TABLE.TXT. If you need to modify the configuration file, run IPL_EDIT or EDIT/1000. Both IPL_BUILD and IPL_EDIT are interactive programs and prompt you for the information to enter or to change. IPL_BUILD and IPL_EDIT are explained in more detail in this chapter.

6.If you want to set the client CPU for automatic boot over LAN on power up, refer to the A"Series computer hardware documentation.

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