Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Reference Manual page 96

4-12 DS20E Reference Guide
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Systems running Tru64 UNIX support network adapters designated ew*0 or
ei*0. The asterisk stands for the adapter ID (a, b, c, and so on).
1. Power up the system. The system stops at the SRM console prompt,
P00>>>.
2. Set boot environment variables, if desired.
3. Enter the show device command
drive for your device.
4. Enter the following commands. Example 4-2 assumes you are booting
from ewa0. If you are booting from another drive, enter that device
name instead.
P00>>> set ewa0_protocols bootp
P00>>> set ewa0_inet_init bootp
The first command
over the Ethernet controller. The second command
Internet database to initialize from the network server through the bootp
protocol.
5. Enter the boot command
not set the associated environment variables). In Example 4-3 the boot
command sets the system to boot automatically from ewa0 and specifies
a full memory dump (Da) in case of a system shutdown.
6. For complete instructions on booting Tru64 UNIX over the network, see
the Tru64 UNIX Installation Guide.
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Writer: Robert Young Project: Compaq AlphaServer DS20E System Comments:
to determine the unit number of the
enables the bootp network protocol for booting
and command-line parameters (if you have
sets the internal