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Installing and Operating Passport ARN Routers
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Continuing with Directed Netboot
You must have at least one serial, 56/64K DSU/CSU, Ethernet, or token ring
interface connected to the network to use the directed netboot option. Before you
start the directed netboot procedure, ask your network administrator to:
• Verify that the network is set up so that you can start the directed netboot
procedure.
• Provide you with the parameter arguments to the interface configuration
command
ifconfig
you will use in Step 1.
The ifconfig
command configures the parameters necessary to load the
software image file and the configuration file from a remote server over the
network.
• Provide you with the boot configuration commands (
bconfig
) to use in
Step 2.
The
bconfig
command lets you specify the location of a startup file. To use
directed netboot, the location must include the following information:
-- The source (either local or network) of the image file and the
configuration file
-- The address of the TFTP server
-- The full directory path description locating the files on the TFTP server
You can use the ARN monitor, Technician Interface, or Site Manager to perform
directed netboot. However, this guide assumes that you are using either the ARN
monitor or the Technician Interface. To manage the ARN from a remote site, refer
to Configuring Remote Access for AN and Passport ARN Routers.
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 commands; you need them for future
reference.