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3 Make sure that there is no diskette in the server's disk drive (Model CS/3100
only) and that the server cannot use a network boot source (an RBCS or
TFTP/FTP server).
If a diskette is in the disk drive, remove it. If the communications server is
configured to use a network boot source, disconnect it from the network, or
make sure that it is not listed in the boot database of an RBCS or TFTP/FTP
server. To determine whether the server is in the boot database of an RBCS
server, refer to the Remote Boot and Configuration Services User's Guide.
4 Turn on the unit or, if it is already on, press the reset switch on the front
panel to reboot.
The server tries to boot. (The booting process takes a few minutes.) Because
the boot source is not present, it displays the following message:
Do you want to enter monitor (Y/N)?
5 Type
at the prompt.
Y
The following message appears:
3Com Corporation CS/3000 Series Monitor
>
You are now in monitor mode.
6 To copy a diskette, enter the copy command:
co
The following message appears:
Copy diskettes must be formatted
Type f to format your diskettes now
Any other key to continue with copy:
7 If you have already formatted a destination diskette on the communications
server, press any key to start the copy and proceed to step 10. If you need
to format a diskette, type
Insert diskette to be formatted
Enter the density to begin formatting operation
Escape to abort the format
Return to use default density (2mb):
You can also format diskettes without the copy command. Refer to
"Formatting Diskettes without the Copy Command".
. The following prompt appears:
f
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