
Nokia IP300 Series Security Platform Installation Guide
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Using the Boot Manager
This chapter describes how to use the IPSO boot manager. The following
topics are discussed in this chapter:
Variables
Booting the System
Using the Boot Manager to Install IPSO
Protecting the Boot Manager with a Password
Installing the Boot Manager
Upgrading the Boot Manager
The Nokia IP300 Series appliance incorporates a boot manager on disk to
control the boot-up process. The boot manager allows you to perform a
number of tasks, including the following:
Booting from alternate kernels, which might reside on nondefault devices
or directories
Installing new versions of IPSO (the operating system)
Obtaining system information
Performing various housekeeping tasks
When you first receive your IP300 Series appliance, the boot manager uses
factory-default parameters (kernel, boot device, and so on) for the boot
process. The factory defaults cause the appliance to bypass the boot manager
prompt after a five-second wait. You can change these defaults to reflect your
own needs, or you can use different parameters in the command line at boot
time. The boot manager maintains the default values of these parameters on
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