BOF Configuration Overview
BOF Configuration Overview
Alcatel-Lucent routers do not contain a boot EEPROM. The boostrap image is loaded from the
boot.tim file. The BOF file performs the following tasks:
1. Sets up the uplink ports or the ethernet management port (speed, duplex, auto).
2. Assign the IP address (either statically or using DHCP) for the uplink/ethernet management
3. Assign the VLAN to the uplink port.
4. Create static routes to provide network connectivity.
5. Sets the console port speed.
6. Configures the Domain Name System (DNS) name and DNS servers.
7. Configures the primary, secondary, tertiary configuration source.
8. Configures the primary, secondary, and tertiary image source.
9. Configures operational parameters.
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