IBM SC30-3681-08 manual Installing Software/Code, Status, Talk

Using the Boot CONFIG Process

be globally readable and the dump directories globally writable. The boot and dump functions use the TFTP protocol. Your TFTP server may impose additional restrictions.

Installing Software/Code

To download a new load module from a server into the IBD, perform the following steps:

1.Install your load ®le into a server that is reachable by the device. Make sure the TFTP daemon is running in your server. On the device, issue the following commands at the router console:

2.At the OPCON prompt (*):

a.Enter status to display the Con®g process ID (PID).

* status

b.Enter talk and the Con®g PID to access theConfig> command environment.

*talk 6

3.At the Config> prompt, enter boot. This will access the Boot config> command environment.

Config> boot

Boot config>

4.At the Boot config> prompt, enter add address to specify an IP address over which the device can boot. This needs to be done only once for each interface you want to be able to use. It should not be done each time you want to get a new load module.

You will then be prompted for the following information:

vInterface number. This is the number of the interface over which the router will transfer the ®le.

vNew address. This is the IP address of this interface.

vNet mask. This is the network mask for this interface.

Boot config> add address

Which interface is this address for [0]?

New address [0.0.0.0] ?

Net mask for this interface [255.255.255.0]?

The next steps are needed only if you added a boot address. If your boot address is already con®gured, skip these steps and go to step 9.

5.Press Ctrl-Pto return to the OPCON prompt (*).

6.Enter restart at the OPCON prompt.

7.Enter talk and the Con®g PID.

8.Enter boot at the Config> prompt to return to the Boot config> command environment.

9.At the Boot config> prompt, enter tftp get. This initiates the ®le transfer of the load module.

You will be prompted for the following information:

vLocal ®lename. For the local ®lename, enter the ®lename of the new load in the IBD.

vRemote host. For the remote host, enter the IP address of the server.

vHost ®lename. For the host ®lename, specify the entire path and ®lename on the host machine.

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