Quantum Data 881, User Manual

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136 Chapter 4 Networking 882s
Network operations
This section provides common networking tasks, such as booting 882s from the file
server, accessing files stored on the file server, transfering files from the file server to the
882, and controlling the 882 remotely.
Booting a 882 from the file server
A 882 can be set up to boot from an operating system (vxWorks) file stored on the file
server. To do this, you must set the IP address of the file server in the 882, and then
configure the 882 to use the file server as a boot device. For instructions on setting the IP
address of the file server in the 882, see “ To enable DHCP for auto IP address
configuration of the 882: ” on page 133.
Procedures for booting the 882 from the file server are provided below. For procedures to
boot a stalled 882 refer to “ Reconfiguring and booting a stalled generator ” on page 107.
To configure the 882 to boot from the file server:
1. Copy the vxWorks folder into the ftproot folder using the procedures described in
“ Copying resource files to the FTP site on the file server ” on page 128.
2. Press the Tools key. The Tools menu appears on the 882’s display as shown below.
3. Choose the System item by pressing the adjacent soft key. The System menu appears
on the 882’s display as shown below.
4. Scroll down to the end of the System menu by pressing the - key until the following
menu items appear on the 882’s display:
5. Choose the BootFrom item by pressing the adjacent soft key. The BootFrom menu
appears on the 882’s display as shown below.
6. Choose the NetPlace item by pressing the adjacent soft key.
System
Sequence
Probe
AFC
Analyzer
Reports
ImgShift
CEC
CalFactor Host
Network About
Serial Gpib
BootFrom Init
Boot From
Server Flash
*Card