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Enterasys X-Pedition User Reference Manual 13
PCMCIA Virtual File System (VFS)
If the file system on the PCMCIA flash card is not mounted, the pcumount command will fail
and an error message will appear—you may safely ignore this message. The PCMCIA card's
file system is now initialized; however, it lacks a System Firmware image.
Note: If the PCMCIA flash card is write-protected, the erasepcvfs command will fail.
3. The Boot Firmware requires that you configure the netaddr, bootaddr, netmask, and/or gateway
parameters in order to boot a System Firmware image from a TFTP server over the network
(through the “10/100 Mgmt” port). To configure these parameters, use the set command as
follows:
4. Boot (temporarily) from the System Firmware image. To boot from an image over the network,
use the following command:
5. After the System Firmware boots, use the command below to copy the System Firmware
image from the TFTP server to the PCMCIA:
6. Configure the Boot Firmware to boot the System Firmware image added to the PCMCIA card.
Enter the following command:
7. Reboot the system to verify that you replaced the image.
xp-boot> set netaddr <IPaddr-of-management-port>
xp-boot> set bootaddr <IPaddr-of-TFTP-host>
xp-boot> set gateway <IPaddr-of-default-gateway>
xp-boot> set netmask <default-netmask>
xp-boot> boot <directory> <image-file-name>
xp# system image add {tftp-server <IPaddr-or-hostname> filename <filename>|
tftp-url <URL>} [destination {backup-cm| primary-cm| all}]
xp# system image choose <filename> [backup-cm| primary-cm| all]