Booting Using Tftp - Bay Networks 5399 Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 2

Booting Using TFTP

The procedures detailed in this section assume that your TFTP daemon
(tftpd) is started in
your system) with a configuration line similar to this:
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/etc/in.tftpd in.tftpd
-s/tftpboot
To set up directories and files, and use TFTP to boot the Remote Access
Concentrator, follow these steps:
1. Initialize the IP address parameters using either the auto-
initialize or manual initialize method.
The auto-initialization method is described in
the IP Address Parameters
initialization method is described in
IP Address Parameters
2. Enter the image command at the monitor prompt.
As prompted, enter the following information:
The default image file name is:
The following example shows how the image command is used
to set up a Remote Access Concentrator boot from the /tftpboot/
annex/ directory. When you enter the load directory name, make
sure you end the pathname with a slash character.
Model 5399 Remote Access Concentrator Module Hardware Installation Guide
Installing the Model 5399 Remote Access Concentrator Module
/etc/inetd.conf
If you leave off the
-s /tftpboot
and your system will be insecure.
• Appropriate boot image name
• Boot directory
• Dump filename
(or other appropriate directory on
a chroot will not be done,
,
on page 2-23. The manual
Manually Initializing the
on page 2-26.
oper.64.enet
Auto-initializing
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