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3
Booting from the
Network
Installing Software
on an RBCS Server
S
TARTUP
Once you have installed the server hardware as described in Chapter 2,
"Installation," you are ready to start your server. You can start from software
stored on a 3Com Remote Boot and Configuration Services (RBCS) server,
from a generic TFTP/FTP server, or from a diskette inserted in the local drive
(CS/3100 only).
Although some multiprotocol communications software packages include
Network Control Server (NCS) software for backward compatibility, 3Com no
longer provides technical support for NCS software or servers.
You can follow these procedures for most hardware configurations without
changing the default firmware configuration. If you want to change the firm-
ware configuration, do so before booting the server. For more information,
refer to Chapter 4, "Configuration."
If you plan to use a console to access the server monitor, make sure the
console is configured correctly. Refer to "Attaching a Console".
The CS/3000, which has no diskette drive, can boot only from the network.
The CS/3100 can boot either from the network or from a local diskette.
To boot a CS/3100 from the network, you must configure the initial boot
source to "Network." For information on changing the initial boot source, refer
to "Initial Boot Source".
3Com's Remote Boot and Configuration Service (RBCS) is network control
server software that runs on the Sun SPARC systems product line using SunOS
4.1 or later. It provides network control services to 3Com communications
servers and internetworking servers (client servers) running the TCP/IP
protocols.
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