HP J3178A manual Where

Configuring the Switch From the Console

Configurable Features

An entry in the Bootp table file /etc/bootptab to tell the switch where to obtain a configuration file download would be similar to this entry:

switch208224:\

ht=ether:\

ha=080009123456:\

sm=255.255.248.0:\

lg=11.22.33.44:\

hn:\

ip=55.66.77.88:\

T144="switch.cfg":\

vm=rfc1048:

where:

switch208224 is a user-defined symbolic name to help you find the correct section of the bootptab file. If you have multiple switches that will be using Bootp to get their IP configuration, you should use a unique symbolic name for each switch.

ht	is the “hardware type”. For the HP AdvanceStack switch, set this
	to ether (for Ethernet). This tag must precede the ha tag.
ha	is the “hardware address”. Use the Switch Management Module's
	12-digit MAC address. Make sure you use the address displayed
	on the front of your Switch Management Module.
sm	is the subnet mask of the subnet in which the switch is installed.
lg	TFTP server address (source of final configuration file).
hn	send nodename (boolean flag, no “=value” needed).
ip	is the IP address to be assigned to the switch.
T144	is the vendor-specific “tag” assigned to HP; the name of the
	configuration file to download is in quotes.
vm	is a required entry that specifies the Bootp report format. For the
	HP AdvanceStack switch, set this parameter to rfc1048.

Notes for the bootptab file:

■Blank lines and lines beginning with the pound sign (#) are ignored.

■Make sure you include a colon (:) and a back slash (\) as a continuation indication at the end of each line except the last one. The last line should end with just a colon (:)

■Spaces are not allowed between the characters on a line.

■Names, such as switch208224 must begin with a letter and can only contain letters, numbers, periods, or hyphens.

Configuring the Switch From the Console

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