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TFTP for IBM i5/OS
Server Failover
Requirements
Hardware
Requirements
NSTALLATION
4 From the tftpServer.tftpbootDirectory= entry, enter the path of the
upload/download directory field of your TFTP Server.
tftpServer.tftpbootDirectory=<TFTP upload/download
directory>
5 Save the file.
6 Locate the CreateTftpbootfile.py script on the EMS Server. The default
location is <EMS_HOME>/schema/standard/Equipment/Adapters/a3Com/
commonScripts.
7 Open the script using a text editor.
8 Uncomment the
Figure 8
.
Figure 8 Uncommenting the os.system( "chmod 777 " + filename) Line
remove the pound sign
#
os.system( "chmod 777 " + filename)
9 Save the script.
The IBM i5/OS TFTP Server can only accept TFTP requests that specify the
full destination path of the file. You therefore need to download and
install the IBM patch: PTF #SI27230. This PTF allows EMS to support all
3Com data products. For more information about configuring a TFTP
server for IBM i5/OS please refer to the URL below:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/index.jsp?topic=/rza
hg/icmain.htm
This section details the minimum physical requirements to ensure Server
Failover operates correctly.
Server Failover needs two servers preferably of the same hardware
■
type, see
"Hardware Requirements"
information.
If you wish to use Server Failover you will need to use an external
■
database. The internal embedded database is not compatible with
Server Failover. See
os.system( "chmod 777 " + filename)
"Supported Databases"
line. See
on
page 42
for more
on
page
45.
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