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Configuring the Model 5390 Server
Self Booting
The self-boot option loads and boots the operational image from local non-volatile memory. To
store the image into the local media, issue the boot –l command from na, the superuser CLI, or the
ROM monitor.
To boot the stored (local) image, set the configuration parameter load_dump_sequence (or the
ROM monitor parameter sequence) to self and reboot. This sequence instructs the Model 5390
server to load the operational image and the configuration file from the local media.
To boot from both the local media and the network, set load_dump_sequence to either self,net, or
self, slxx. The Model 5390 server will first load the files from the local media; what ever files it
cannot find there it will seek from the network.
For more details on the Model 5390 configuration parameters, see Configuration Parameters starting
on page C2-1.
For more details on CLI commands, see Using the CLI Commands starting on page C3-1.
Using SLIP for Booting and Dumping
You can load and dump the Model 5390 server over the local area network or over a serial line using
the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP). The default is to use the local area network. The
load_dump_sequence parameter specifies which network interfaces are to be used for a load or a
dump and the order in which they are to be used. The Model 5390 server supports booting or dumping
across a SLIP interface in non-CSLIP only.
Define the local area network with the value net. To define a SLIP line, use the value slnn, where
nn is the number of the serial port. You can enter up to four interfaces with this parameter. Each
interface must be separated by a comma. For example:
command: set annex load_dump_sequence sl2,self,net
Any serial line defined using this parameter must be configured for SLIP (see Serial Line Internet
Protocol (SLIP) starting on page A7-1).
NOTE:
Only ROM revisions 0600 and greater with the self-boot option
installed support the boot –l command. After executing a boot –l
command, the ls command may not show the newly-loaded image.