Viewing the boot parameters, Setting the boot parameters – Nortel Networks Passport 241-5101-200 User Manual
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Passport 8250 Installation Guide R2.2
See “Boot command parameters” (page 39) for the boot parameters you need
to configure.
Viewing the boot parameters
To display the existing boot parameters, Type the bootconfig command
without the [set] parameter.
1
At the CLI prompt, type bootconfig:
bootconfig
The boot parameters are displayed.
Setting the boot parameters
1
At the CLI prompt, type bootconfig set:
bootconfig set
The boot parameters are displayed.
2
For file name, type the full pathname of the file the Passport 8250 device
will load during a network boot.
3
For inet on ethernet, type the IP address of the Passport 8250 device with
the subnet mask.
Table 3
Boot command parameters
boot parameter
Description
file name
The full pathname of the file loaded during a network
boot.
inet on ethernet
The IP address of the Passport 8250 device with subnet
mask.
inet on backplane This field is not used.
host inet
The IP address of the remote host.
gateway inet
The IP address of the gateway node. Required if the
remote host is on a different network.
user
The FTP userid of the remote host.
ftp password
The FTP password of the remote host the Passport 8250
device uses during a network boot.