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Installing and Operating AN/DC and ANH-8/DC Systems
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You must complete an initial startup procedure to obtain the necessary files and
connect the AN/DC or ANH-8/DC to the network. Getting a file over the network
is called network booting, or netbooting. Getting a file from the router file system,
stored in Flash memory, is called local booting.
Boot Options
You use one of four Site Manager boot options to complete software installation:
EZ Install, Netboot, Directed Netboot, or Local Boot. Table 3-1
summarizes the
four options; the sections that follow provide steps for completing each option.
Note:
This guide explains using Site Manager software to connect the router
to a managed network. If you plan to use EZ Internetwork software to start the
AN/DC or ANH-8/DC on the network, you use the Quick2Config software.
Quick2Config is a Microsoft Windows-based application that allows you to
quickly and easily create or modify configuration files for Nortel Networks
Access routers. See Configuring Your Router Using the Quick2Config Tool for
information.
Table 3-1. Summary of Initial Startup Options
Boot
Option
Source for
Router Image
Source for
Config File Description and Requirements
EZ Install Local (Flash
memory card)
Network
(synchronous
connection)
The default option. The router boots from local Flash
memory, then obtains its configuration file from a remote
UNIX- or DOS-based workstation that is configured as a
Boot Protocol (BootP) server. The router saves the
configuration to Flash memory
.
Requires a High-level Data Link Control (HDLC) or Frame
Relay synchronous connection.
Netboot Local (Flash
memory card)
or Network
(synchronous
or Ethernet
connection)
Network
(synchronous or
Ethernet
connection)
The router locates and obtains startup files from a remote
UNIX- or DOS-based station that is configured as a BootP
server.
Requires a communications connection over an HDLC,
Frame Relay, or Ethernet interface, and a local console
connection.
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