Defaulting To Bootp-When-Needed; Configuring With The Command Line Interface - Nortel 4500 Series Overview-System Configuration

108 Basic configuration tasks
The table
boot command.
boot parameters
Parameters and
variables
default
unit <unitno>

Defaulting to BootP-when-needed

The BootP default value is BootP-when-needed. The switch can boot and
the system can automatically seek a BootP server for the IP address.
If the device has an assigned IP address and the BootP process times out,
the BootP mode remains in the default mode BootP-when-needed.
However, if the device has no assigned IP address and the BootP process
times out, the BootP mode automatically changes to BootP disabled. This
change to BootP disabled is not stored, and the BootP reverts to the default
value of BootP-when-needed after the device reboots.
When you upgrade the syste, the switch retains the previous BootP value.
When the switch resets to default after an upgrade, the system moves to the
default value of BootP-when-needed.
Configuring with the command line interface
This section covers the CLI commands needed to configure BootP
parameters:
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ip bootp server command
The ip bootp server command configures BootP on the current
instance of the switch or server. Use this command to change the value of
BootP from the default value, which is BootP-when-needed.
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"boot parameters" (page 108)
Description
Restore switch or stack to factory-default settings after
rebooting.
Specify which unit of the stack is rebooted. This command
is available only in stack mode. Enter the unit number of
the switch you want to reboot.
Note: When you reset to factory defaults, the switch or stack retains the
stack operational mode, the last reset count, and the reason for the last
reset; these three parameters are not reset to factory defaults.
"ip bootp server command" (page 108)
"no ip bootp server command" (page 109)
"default ip bootp server command" (page 109)
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47205-500 02.01 Standard
5.0 23 February 2007
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