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Installing and Operating BayStack ARN/DC Routers
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Continuing with Netboot
To use the netboot option, you must have at least one serial or Ethernet interface
connected to the network. Before you start the netboot procedure, ask your
network administrator to:
• Verify that the network is set up for the netboot procedure as described in the
Configuring BayStack Remote Access guide.
• Provide you with the parameter arguments to the interface configuration
command
ifconfig
that you will use in Step 1.
The
ifconfig
command configures the parameters necessary to load the
software image file and configuration file from a remote server over the
network.
You can use the ARN/DC monitor, Technician Interface, or Site Manager to
perform netboot. However, this guide assumes that you are using either the ARN
monitor or the Technician Interface.
To use the netboot option:
1.
Enter the
ifconfig
command at the command line prompt and press the
Return key.
The following is a sample command:
ifconfig com1 9.0.0.2 255.0.0.0 9.0.0.3
For more information about the
ifconfig
command, see “Using the ifconfig
Command” on page A-2.
2.
Enter the following command and press the Return key to verify the
configuration you specified in Step 1:
getcfg
Note:
Continuing with the netboot option requires that you have already
logged in to either the ARN monitor or Technician Interface command line
software. For instructions, see “Logging in to the Command Line Software” on
page 2-7.
Note:
Keep a record of the complete
ifconfig
command, because you need it
for future reference.