Nortel Networks AN/DC manual Continuing with Directed Netboot

Installing and Operating AN/DC and ANH-8/DC Systems

Continuing with Directed Netboot

Before you can use the Directed Netboot procedure, you must have already used the ifconfig command (as described in the previous section) to configure the interface from which you plan to use Directed Netboot.

You can use the Diagnostic Monitor, Technician Interface, or Site Manager to perform Directed Netboot. This guide assumes that you are at the router site and are using the Diagnostic Monitor. To manage the router from a remote site, refer to Connecting BayStack AN and ANH Systems to a Network.

To use the Directed Netboot feature:

1.Contact your network administrator to verify that the remote network is set up for the Directed Netboot procedure.

2.Ask your network administrator (or refer to Appendix A) for the appropriate boot configuration (bconfig) commands.

Write the commands below for reference. bconfig image ________________________

bconfig config ________________________

3.At the Diagnostic Monitor prompt, enter the appropriate bconfig commands.

You must enter one bconfig command to specify the location of the software image, and another to specify the location of the configuration file. Figure 3-9 shows sample commands.

AN_DIAG>> bconfig image network 192.32.x.x /usr/anstartup/krnl_an.exe

Done.

AN_DIAG>> bconfig config network 192.32.x.x /usr/anstartup/config

Done.

AN_DIAG

AN0019A

Figure 3-9. Specifying the Source for Directed Netboot

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