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Management Processor Monitor

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9.6.8

rarpboot

The rarpboot command boots an image via a network connection using the RARP/TFTP
protocol. If loadaddress or bootfilename is not specified, the environment variables loadaddr
and bootfile are used as the default. To use this command, the environment variables listed in

Table 9-4

must be configured.

Definition

rarpboot [loadaddress] [bootfilename]

netmask

Net mask, obtained by DHCP

-

gatewayip

Gateway IP address, obtained by DHCP

-

ethport

eTSEC1 default

-

ethaddr

3

MAC address

00:80:F9:xx:xx:xx

autoload

4

Boot image from TFTP server after DHCP
acquisition

no

Table 9-5 DHCP Ethernet Configuration (continued)

Environment Variable

Description

Value

1

Values for ethaddr, netdev and autoload are set by the user.

The value obtained by the DHCP server may not be applicable to your development
application.

Ensure that each MAC address on the network is unique.

If autoload is not set or configured to “yes,” ensure that the DHCP provides proper
information for autoboot. If proper autoboot information is not provided, an error may
occur.