System Requirements, Accessing the Boot Monitor

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Intel® NetStructure™ 7190 Multi-Site Traffic Director User Guide

NOTE: After configuring the 7190 in the Boot Monitor, you must enable autoboot for the device to boot into normal operating mode.

System Requirements

You can use any terminal or personal computer with a terminal emulator as the CLI command station.

The terminal must have the following features:

•9600 bits per second, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit no parity, no flow control.

•Serial terminal emulation program such as Terminal or HyperTerminal® for Windows® NT or HyperTerminal for Windows 95 or 98.

•Cable and connector to match male DTE connector (DB-9).

To access the Boot Monitor Command Line Interface, interrupt the boot sequence by pressing a key at the following prompt:

Press any key to stop autoboot

In a few seconds the following prompt appears, confirming that the Boot Monitor is running:

monitor>

The Boot Monitor contains the following commands: