RAD Data comm Booting IPmux-11, Accessing the Boot Manager, To access the Boot Manager menu

Appendix B

Boot Sequence and

Downloading Software

This appendix provides a description of the IPmux-11 boot procedure via an ASCII terminal for downloading software.

The file system can hold two compressed copies of the IPmux-11 code. One copy is called the operating file, and the other is called the backup file. The operating file is the default-executable IPmux-11 code. The backup file is used whenever the operating file is absent or corrupted.

B.1 Booting IPmux-11

IPmux-11 boots up automatically. After powering up, no user intervention is required, except when the user wants to access the file system to modify or update the software or the IPmux-11 configuration.

Accessing the Boot Manager

The Boot Manager menu is an option that allows the user to perform basic file transfer operations. These operations are all optional.

To access the Boot Manager menu:

•Press <Enter> several times immediately after powering up the IPmux-11. The Boot Manager menu is displayed (see Figure B-1).

RAD Boot Manager Version 6.03 (Dec 29 2003)

0 - Exit Boot-Manager

1 - Dir

2 - Set Active Software Copy

3 - Delete Software Copy

4 - Download Files or an Application by XMODEM

5 - Format flash

6 - Show basic hardware information

7 - Perform Reset to the board

8 - System Configuration.

9 - Download an Application by TFTP

Press the ESC key to go back to the Main Menu.

Select:

Figure B-1. Boot Manager Menu

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