QuickOn for Windows for the IBM Network Station Release 3.0
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Setting NVRAM for Boot Monitors 3.0 and Above
If you are running boot monitor version 3.0 and above, proceed with the following steps. If you have
an earlier version, proceed to the next section.
1. Clear NVRAM as explained earlier in the
Clearing NVRAM
section.
2. From the Setup Utility screen, choose
F3 = 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. Set the
First Host
entry under
Boot Host IP Address
to the IP address of the
Network Station containing the flash card.
d. Set the
Third Host
value to the IP address of your MetaFrame, WinFrame, or
WinCenter server.
e. Leave the entries under the
Configuration Host IP Address
section as
0.0.0.0
.
f. Set the
Gateway IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
, and
Broadcast IP Address
parameters
as appropriate for your network.
g. Press
Enter
to return to the Setup Utility screen.
3. Choose
F4 = Set Boot Parameters
a. Leave the
Boot File
value blank.
b. Set the
NFS Boot Directory
to
/peerboot/
The trailing
/
is required at the end of the
/peerboot/
path.
c. Set the
TFTP Order
and
LOCAL Order
under
Boot Host Protocol
to
D
.
d. Set
NFS Order
to
1
.
e. Press
Enter
to return to the main Setup Utility screen.
4. Choose
F5 = Set Configuration Parameters
a. Set
Configuration File
to
peer.nsm
if your MetaFrame server is not configured for
load balancing. If you are using load balancing, set this field to
peerlb.nsm
or
peerbc.nsm
depending on whether you want the direct connection or broadcast
capability.
b. Set the
First
entry under
Configuration Directory
to
/peerboot/configs/
.
The trailing
/
is required at the end of the Configuration Directory path.
c. Set the
First
and
Second
entries under
Configuration Host Protocol
to
Default
.
d. Press
Enter
to return to the Setup Utility.
5. Press
Enter
again to start the boot process.
The Network Station should boot and display the message
NS0910 Attempting to use the NFS protocol
and then load the kernel. The Network Station splash screen and MetaFrame, WinFrame, or
WinCenter login screen will appear shortly. You may see a message in
red:
NS0784 NFS failed file 'kernel.Z' not found
