Nortel Networks 14.2 manual EZ-Install

Understanding Tools and Options

You can use Netboot for some procedures and Local Boot for others, provided you have set up the network to support Netboot.

Note: To boot an AN/ANH or ARN router over the network, all routers in the path to the BootP server must be running BayRS Version 7.60 or later.

EZ-Install

Complete the following steps for the EZ-Install option:

1.Use the Configuration Manager in local mode to create a complete configuration file for the router. (See Chapter 3 and Configuring and Managing Routers with Site Manager.)

2.Set up a UNIX workstation on the network to support BootP. (See Chapter 2.)

3.Create a BootP client on the upstream router to support automated addressing, and configure all routers between the BootP server and the AN/ANH or ARN router as BootP relay agents. (See Chapter 3.)

4.Ensure that there is a network connection from a synchronous interface on the AN/ANH or ARN router to the upstream router.

Note: If the AN/ANH or ARN router will connect to the upstream router over a frame relay circuit, ensure that the upstream router is running BayRS Version 7.80 or later.

5.A person at the AN/ANH or ARN router site installs and turns on the router. (See the model-specific hardware installation guide.)

The AN/ANH or ARN router obtains a software image from its local file system, an IP address from the upstream router, and the customized configuration file from the BootP server. (“The Boot Process” on page 1-5 describes this process; no action is required.)

If the configuration file meets your network requirements, the AN/ANH or ARN router starts bridging and routing traffic.

6.Use the Site Manager Statistics Manager and Events Manager tools to verify that the AN/ANH or ARN router is routing traffic as specified in the configuration file. (See Configuring and Managing Routers with Site Manager.)

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