IBM Nways 2216, Service And Maintenance Manual

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Chapter 4. Using 2216 Firmware
The IBM 2216 firmware tests the hardware each time the IBM 2216 is powered on.
If the IBM 2216 has not loaded its operational code, the firmware should be
running. The firmware menu will come up and pause when the IBM 2216 is set up
to boot up in “Supervisory/Attended Mode.” Supervisory Mode requires direct
intervention from console input to complete the boot-up process (a supervisory
password is required).
Important:
1. You can also access the firmware by stopping the boot process. To do this,
you must have a TTY console directly attached to the serial port and a null
modem.
2. To access the firmware:
a. When the IBM 2216 starts its boot process, press F1 at the terminal
keyboard.
b. If the firmware panels do not appear:
1) Make sure your workstation is connected to the serial port on the IBM
2216
2) Power off, and power on, the IBM 2216.
Note: Make sure the screen size for your terminal emulation software is set to 80
columns by 24 rows.
Connection in Supervisory mode is a TTY (using limited VT100, VT220, IBM 3151
or 3161 emulation) connection. You can transfer files using the Xmodem protocol
for TTY.
Supervisory/Attended Mode
When the IBM 2216 is configured to come up in Attended mode, you are given
access to the Firmware command set. (A supervisory password is required for
access to the firmware.) From this level of commands, you can select the Image
Bank from which to load. You can also choose the config file from within that
Image Bank. At this point, you can load new config files or image files.
In Attended mode, you can start booting the IBM 2216 by pressing F9 to start the
operating system.
Unattended Mode
This is the normal mode for the IBM 2216. (A password is not required to access
the firmware in unattended mode.) To do this, you must have a TTY console
directly attached to the serial port and a null modem.
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