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CONVERT/VMS BOOTP
CONVERT/VMS BOOTP
Populates the existing BOOTP database with entries from a BIND-formatted
UNIX
/etc/bootptab file.
If the logical name TCPIP$BOOTP is defined, it is used to specify the directory
and file name for the database. If TCPIP$BOOTP is not defined, the database is
created as [current_directory]TCPIP$BOOTP.DAT.
Related commands: CREATE BOOTP, SET BOOTP, SHOW BOOTP
Format
CONVERT/VMS BOOTP [ source_file ]
[ /ADD_HOST ]
[ /FILE=sys_image_file ]
Restrictions
Requires:
• Read and write access to the hosts database (if using /ADD_HOST qualifier).
• Read access to the hosts database.
Parameters
source_file
Optional. Default: [ ]ETC.BOOTPTAB in your current directory.
File to be converted.
Qualifiers
/ADD_HOST
Optional. Default: No adding.
Adds new host names found in the UNIX /etc/bootptab file to
TCPIP$HOST.DAT.
/FILE=sys_image_file
Optional. Default: None.
Specifies the name of the client’s system image file to download if this file name
is not in the BOOTP database.
Examples
1.
TCPIP> CONVERT/VMS BOOTP BOOTP.DAT /ADD_HOST
Converts a UNIX ASCII boot data file to an OpenVMS indexed file.
BOOTP.DAT specifies the source UNIX boot file to convert. For new hosts,
the /ADD_HOST qualifier adds the host to the hosts database.
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