QuickOn for Windows for the IBM Network Station Release 3.0
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Ignore this message.
If you get a blue screen with the Console window, something has been set up incorrectly. Check the
Configuration Directory
settings using F5 on the Setup Utility. If you are still having problems,
see the
Troubleshooting
section below.
Setting NVRAM for Boot Monitors Prior to 3.0
If you are running boot monitor prior to 3.0, proceed with the following steps.
1. Clear NVRAM as explained in the
Clearing NVRAM
section.
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. Set the
First Boot Host IP Address
to the address of the to the IP address of the
Network Station containing the flash card.
d. Leave the
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.
e. Set the
Gateway IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
, and
Broadcast IP Address
parameters
as appropriate for your network.
f. 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
value blank.
c. Set the
NFS Boot Directory
to
/peerboot/
The trailing
/
is required at the end of the
/peerboot/
path.
d. 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.
e. Set the
Configuration Directory
to
/peerboot/configs/
.
The trailing
/
is required at the end of the Configuration Directory path.
f. Set the
TFTP Order
,
MOP Order
, and
LOCAL Order
to
D
.
g. Set
NFS Order
to
1
.
h. 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
NS0910 Attempting to use the NFS protocol
and then load the kernel. The Network Station splash screen appears followed by a screen that
indicates a boot monitor refresh.
Do not touch the system during the boot monitor update
. The
Network Station automatically reboots when the update completes. You may see a message in
red:
