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4-6
C
4: C
HAPTER
ONFIGURATION
Number of Reboots
Network Boot String
Boot Retries
Boot Protocol
diskette is present, it tries to boot from the network. If it cannot, it asks
whether you want to enter the monitor. Type
or
to enter monitor mode and boot manually. If you do not respond,
Y
assumed.
If you select "Floppy," the server tries to boot from diskette. If it cannot, it
displays a diagnostic message such as "Diskette not present." It also asks if
you want to enter the monitor.
If you select "Network," the server tries to boot from an RBCS or TFTP/FTP
server. If it cannot, it asks if you want to enter the monitor.
If you select "Monitor," or if you enter monitor mode when another boot
option fails, the server enters monitor mode, and the monitor prompt
appears on the console. Enter
only) or
to boot from the network.
bs
Counts the number of times the communications server has been rebooted,
including failed attempts. Type
Specifies the filename of the image to be downloaded from an RBCS or
TFTP/FTP server and executed. This string can be up to 128 characters
long.The default is "_cs30" (without the quotation marks).
If your boot protocol is System Load Protocol (SLP), do not modify the
default network boot string.
If your boot protocol is TFTP and your Address Discovery Protocol is Local
Information, you must change the default network boot string to the
complete pathname of the file you want to download. The default, "_cs30,"
is not a valid filename. The pathname you enter depends on your UNIX
platform or generic TFTP server. For example, the boot string for a CS/3000
booting multiprotocol software version 6.2 from a DOS TFTP server would
be "T30V62 " (without the quotation marks).
Specifies server behavior if a boot attempt fails. If you set "Try One Time,"
the server tries to boot only once. If you set "Try Forever," the server
continues trying to boot until a suitable boot source is discovered.
Determines the file transfer protocol the communications server uses when
it downloads software from an RBCS or generic TFTP/FTP server. The choices
to retry the boot sequence,
N
to boot from diskette (Model CS/3100
bt
to reset the counter to zero.
r
is
N
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