Setting Up a UNIX Boot Server
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AN/ANH and ARN routers need a network connection to a TFTP server to
complete EZ-Install, Netboot, or Directed Netboot. You configure a UNIX
workstation as a TFTP server by:
•Setting up the TFTP daemon (TFTPD) to provide TFTP access
•Setting up static routes to AN/ANH and ARN routers (optional)
•Loading the changes into memory
Setting Up TFTPD
When you set up the TFTPD server on a UNIX workstation, you can allow TFTP
access to the root directory and any subdirectory, or restrict TFTP access to a
specified directory or path name.
Allowing TFTP access to all directories is the simpler procedure. Specifying a
directory provides security, but requires either keeping the startup files in the
specified directory or creating a link to each path name.
Providing TFTP Access to All Directories
To provide TFTP access to files in the root (/) directory and all subdirectories,
insert the appropriate line for your operating system in the /etc/inetd.conf file.
Find the sample line for your operating system in Table 2- 3.
Table2-3. Providing TFTP Access to All Directories
Operating
System Sample Line to Insert in /etc/inetd.conf File, or Other Instruction
SunOS tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/etc/in.tftpd in.tftpd -s /
Solaris tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd -s /
HP-UX tftp dgram udp wait root /etc/tftp tftp
AIX Use the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) to configure TFTP. For
instructions, see the IBM guides on TCP/IP daemons and TFTP.