constructs a BOOTP reply and adds the client’s IP address, along with the location
of the Boot server and boot filename. If a match does not occur, the packet is
dropped.
Toadd a BOOTP server to the router’s configuration, enter the following command
at the IP configuration prompt:
IP Config> add BOOTP-SERVER [IP address of server]
Youcan configure multiple servers. In addition, if you know only the network
number of the server, or if multiple servers reside on the same network segment,
you can configure a broadcast address for the server using the enable
directed-broadcast command at the IP config> prompt.
Using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
TFTP is a file transfer protocol that runs over the Internet UDP protocol. This
implementation provides multiple, simultaneous TFTP file transfers between a
router’s nonvolatile configuration memory, Integrated Boot Device (IBD), and remote
hosts.
TFTP allows you to:
vStore a configuration file from a router to a server
vCopy a configuration file from a server to a router
vCopy a configuration or load file to an IBD.
TFTP transfers involve a

client

node and a

server

node. The client node generates
a TFTP request onto the network. The router acts as a client node by generating
TFTP requests from the router console using the Boot Config> process copy
command.
Note: The tftp command and the copy command have the same function but the
syntax is different.
The client can transfer a copy of the configuration file stored in configuration
memory, or any file stored in the IBD.
The server is any device (for example, a personal computer (PC), router, or
workstation) that receives and services the TFTP requests. When the router acts as
a server, transfers are transparent to the user.Use the ELS subsystem tftp
message log to view the transfer in progress.
Note: A file server or router is not allowed to

copy

any file into another router’s
nonvolatile config memory or IBD. Towrite to the router, use the copy
command at the destination’s local Boot config> prompt.
Before using the copy command, note that:
vThe device configuration must include the IP protocol and have at least one
configured IP address. Also, the router must not be operating in CONFIG-Only
mode.
vWhen a device’s configuration memory is empty (i.e., initially installing the device,
corrupted SRAM), you must set the following parameters to restore the device’s
configuration.
1. Set the device’s host name.
Using the Boot CONFIG Process
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