IBM SC30-3681-08 Booting from a Tftp host server using a console terminal, Boot Options Available

Enter @ to retry BOOTP. If the retry fails, use another method to boot the 2210.

Booting from a TFTP host server using a console terminal

You can use a load image ®le on a TFTP host server to boot the 2210. Another router can act as a TFTP host server. An example of a TFTP boot is shown below.

1.At the boot monitor prompt, (>), enter bm to display the following information and the ®rst boot prompt.

PROM Load/Dump Program * Revision: 1.0 *

Copyright IBM Corp. 1994, 1997

Device Types available:

IBD

Token Ring

WAN

2.The prompts that appear depend on the type of interface you are booting over. See ªBM (Boot using console queries)º on page 117 for details on booting an Ethernet, Token Ring, or WAN port. Table 15 on page 115 describes these prompts.

Boot Options Available

Table 14 on page 114 lists the boot options available. Detailed descriptions of the boot process and system prompts follow the table.

Accessing the Boot Options

1.Begin a load procedure by powering on the device or by typing reload at the OPCON (*) prompt and pressing the Enter key.

2.To display the Boot monitor prompt (>), press Ctrl-Cduring a load procedure.

3.At the boot prompt (>), enter ? to display the boot options. Table 14 on page 114 describes these options.

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