Appendix C | Installing and Using TFTP |
Example 1: A remote server BIOS update
In this example, the system administrator wants to update the BIOS of a remote HP NetServer. The administrator first obtains the latest BIOS from the HP web site and downloads it to a local hard disk. The administrator then runs the self extracting BIOS update file and copies the biosxyz.dsk file to the tftpserv base directory. The administrator then uses TopTools Remote Control to remote boot the biosxyz.dsk BIOS update disk.
To remotely update the server BIOS, the administrator would proceed as follows:
1.Obtain
2.Run the biosxyz.exe
3.Run tftpserv.exe. TFTP waits for a request for an image file from the TopTools Remote Control card.
4.Run the HP TopTools Remote Control web interface. Click the Remote Control tab. Select the Reset and Remote boot options.
5.In the TFTP IP Address field, type the IP address of your client machine. In the TFTP File Name field, type: biosxyz.dsk.
6.Click "Start Power/Reset Option". The server restarts and TFTP loads the image file onto the HP TopTools Remote Control card where it is then supplied to the HP NetServer as a boot image. The BIOS update executes automatically. Use Text Remote Control to view the progress of the update.
Example 2: A remote boot of HP Diagnostic Assistant
In this example, the system administrator wants to boot to HP’s Diagnostic Assistant. To do so the administrator obtains a copy of the Diagnostic Assistant disk from the HP NetServer Navigator CD Diskette Library, uses Copydisk to create a floppy image file, and uses TopTools Remote Control to remote boot the Diagnostic Assistant disk image.
To remotely boot Diagnostic Assistant, the administrator would proceed as follows:
1.Insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD at the remote Windows client. The Diskette Library program will
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