Nortel Networks 6300 manual Auto-initializing the Remote Annex

Chapter 2 Installing the Remote Annex 6300

Installing to and Loading from a UNIX Host

This section describes how to install the Remote Annex 6300’s operational software and image to a UNIX host (see the Annex

Administrator’s Guide for UNIX for more details).

1Install the image on a UNIX host. The software installation notes describe how to do this.

If you have a BOOTP server (see Chapter 3), boot the Remote Annex 6300. Otherwise, continue to the next step.

2Execute the ROM Monitor addr command:

❑Enter the Remote Annex 6300’s Internet address.

❑Modify any other parameters that the Remote Annex 6300 may require for the initial boot, i.e., the preferred load host’s Internet address and the subnet mask (see addr on page 3-5).

3Execute the boot command.

After successful execution of the boot command, the Remote

Annex 6300 is up and running (see boot on page 3-8).

Auto-initializing the Remote Annex 6300

The Remote Annex 6300 is distributed without an IP address or preferred load host (UNIX/IP) defined in ROM. When the device is booted, the Remote Annex 6300 attempts to auto-initialize itself using BOOTP (bootstrap protocol) and RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol).

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