Owner's manual

148 Chapter 4 Networking Generators
Network operations
This section provides common networking tasks, such as booting generators from the file
server, accessing files stored on the file server, transfering files from the file server to the
generator, and controlling the generator remotely.
Booting a generator from the file server
A generator can be set up to boot from an operating system (vxWorks) file stored on the
file server. To do this, you must set the IP address of the file server in the generator, and
then configure the generator to use the file server as a boot device. For instructions on
setting the IP address of the file server in the generator, see “
To enable DHCP for auto IP
address configuration of the generator:” on page 144.
Procedures for booting the generator from the file server are provided below. For
procedures to boot a stalled generator refer to “Reconfiguring and booting a stalled
generator” on page 119.
To configure the generator to boot from the file server:
1. Press the Tools key. The Tools menu appears on the generator’s display as shown
below.
2. Choose the System item by pressing the adjacent soft key. The System menu appears
on the generator’s display as shown below.
3. Scroll down to the end of the System menu by pressing the - key until the following
menu items appear on the generator’s display:
4. Choose the BootFrom item by pressing the adjacent soft key. The BootFrom menu
appears on the generator’s display as shown below.
5. Choose the NetPlace item by pressing the adjacent soft key.
System
Sequence
Probe
AFC
Analyzer
Reports
ImgShift
CEC
CalFactor Host
Network About
Serial Gpib
BootFrom Init
Boot From
Server Flash
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