QuickOn for Windows for the IBM Network Station Release 3.0
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2. Choose
F5 = Set Network Parameters
.
a. Set the
IP Addressed from
to
NVRAM
.
b. Set the
Network Station IP Address
to reflect the IP address of the Network Station.
c. Leave the
First Boot Host IP Address
and
Second Boot Host IP Address
values
as
0.0.0.0
. Set the
Third Boot Host IP Address
value to the IP address of your
MetaFrame, WinFrame, or WinCenter server.
d. Set the
Gateway IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
, and
Broadcast IP Address
parameters
as appropriate for your network.
e. Press
Enter
to return to the Setup Utility screen.
3. Choose
F6 = Set Boot Parameters
.
a. Leave the
Boot File
value blank.
b. Leave the
TFTP Boot Directory
and
NFS Boot Directory
entries blank.
c. Set
Configuration File
to
flash.nsm
if your MetaFrame server is not configured for
load balancing. If you are using load balancing, set this field to
flashlb.nsm
or
flashbc.nsm
depending on whether you want the direct connection or broadcast
capability.
d. Leave the
Configuration Directory
entry blank.
e. Set the
TFTP Order
,
NFS Order
, and
MOP Order
to
D
.
f. Set
LOCAL Order
to
1
.
g. Press
Enter
to return to the Setup Utility screen.
4. Press
Enter
again to start the boot process.
The Network Station should boot and display the message
NS0810 Booting from local device
and then load the kernel. The Network Station splash screen appears. You will then see a screen
indicating that the boot monitor is being refreshed.
Do not touch the system during the boot
monitor update
. It automatically reboots when the update completes.
If you get a blue screen with the Console window, something has been set up incorrectly. Clear
NVRAM and re-enter the configuration information. If you are still having problems, see the
Troubleshooting
section below.
Peer Booting Using NVRAM
Setting the Boot Parameters in NVRAM
To boot a Network Station from a QuickOn for Running Windows flash card on a different Network
Station, you need to add the following additional configuration information:
l
The IP address of the client Network Station
l
The IP address of the host/server Network Station (the one with the flash card installed)
l
The subnet mask and gateway for the network (if any).
First, configure the Network Station containing the flash card (the server) as per the section above.
