5-6 Riverstone Networks RS 8000/8600 Switch Router Getting Started Guide
Loading Software from the Network
Managing Software
5.3
LOADING SOFTWARE FROM THE NETWORK
Typically, the RS loads its operating software from the PC flash card inserted in the Control Module. Alternately, the
RS can be configured to ignore its PC flash image and obtain its software from a network server. The RS can obtain
its image software from either a TFTP or BootP/TFTP server.
5.3.1
Loading Image Software from a TFTP Server
Perform the following procedure to configure the RS to load its image software from a TFTP server:
1.
Copy the image software onto a TFTP server that the RS can access.
2.
Reboot the RS and enter Boot mode by pressing the “Esc” key to interrupt the normal boot process.
3.
At the Boot prompt, enter the
set
command to view the current bootPROM variable values.
Here is an example:
4.
Notice in the example above that
netaddr
,
netmask
, and
gateway
have the value
0.0.0.0
, and
that
bootsource = /pc-flash/boot/ros80
.
5.
From the Boot prompt, use the
set
command to set the following:
•
IP address of the RS – (
netaddr
)
•
Subnet mask for the RS – (
netmask
)
•
The IP address of the RS’s default gateway – (
gateway
)
•
Full path and filename to the software image on the TFTP server – (
bootsource
)
•
IP address of the TFTP server – (
bootaddr
)
re-boot> set
...tty1 = 9600
bootdiagmode = off [off on quick mfg-test]
diag_log =
mfg_loop_by = time [time count]
mfg_loop_max = 86400
bootdelay = 2
promsetaddrs = 1
flow_control = on [off on]
bootptimeout = 5
netaddr = 0.0.0.0
autoboot = boot
netmask = 0,0,0,0
gateway = 0.0.0.0
bootsource = /pc-flash/boot/ros80
bootaddr = 0.0.0.0
ethaddr = 00:00:1d:12:34:56
(ethaddr is base MAC addr, add one for actual CPU MAC address)
sysid = -1
rs-boot>
