Bay Technical Associates BayStack ARN Routers none - Manual (Page 99)

Configuring the ARN for Netboot and Directed Netboot
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Using the bconfig Command
To use netboot, you use the bconfig command to specify that the ARN
configuration file or software image resides on the network. To use directed
netboot, you use the
bconfig command to specify the IP address of the server and
the full pathname to the software image and configuration file. To use local boot,
you use the
bconfig command to specify that the configuration file and software
image both reside on the local file system (that is, the PCMCIA Flash card).
bconfig Command Format
To configure an interface for netboot, use the following format for the bconfig
command:
bconfig -d [ image | config ]
To configure an interface for directed netboot, use the following format:
bconfig [ image | config ] [ local | network [ ]]
You must use the bconfig command twice: once to specify the location of the
software image, and again to specify the location of the configuration file.
Refer to Table A-5 for a complete description of the bconfig command.
Table A-5. bconfig Command Settings
Option Description
image Indicates the router’s software image.
config Indicates the router’s configuration file.
local Indicates that the specified file (image or config) resides in the router’s local file system.
network Indicates that the specified file (image or config) resides on a remote file system.
Specifies the IP address of the TFTP server. If both the software image and configuration
file are on the network, both files must reside on the same host.
pathname> Specifies the complete pathname of the remote software image or configuration file.
-d Reverts to the default values for the software image or configuration file and nullifies any
previously specified IP address and pathname for the file, thus disabling directed netboot.