Chapter 4. Configuring the Boot Parameters
Using an Init Diskette
This chapter describes how to use a boot parameter initialization diskette to configure the boot parameters and boot
your Freeway server. You can boot Freeway from a boot server attached to your IP network or from Freeway’s hard
or flash drive.
4.1. Assumptions
If you are booting from a boot server, it is assumed that:
1. You have performed the hardware installation procedures described in
Chapter 3
.
2. You know which protocol you will be installing on your boot server (for example, BSC2780/3780, FMP, or
X.25). The protocol is indicated on the label of the software distribution media.
Note: If you are installing more than one protocol, it is best to perform the software installation (described in
the Freeway User’s Guide) and loopback verification testing (described in the Freeway Loopback Test
Procedures) for one protocol before attempting to customize your Freeway system for multiple protocols.
3. The system administrator has set up a file transfer protocol (FTP) or remote shell (RSH) user name and
password on the boot server to match the FTP user name and the FTP password in the Freeway system boot
parameters. The default FTP user name is
freeway
and the default FTP password is
password
.
You can change the default FTP user name and FTP password that the Freeway uses by changing the
corresponding boot parameters on the Freeway system. If you do, remember that you must also change the user
name and password of the FTP account on the boot server.
4. The system administrator has assigned the following device names and addresses in the UNIX
/etc/hosts
file,
the Windows NT
hosts
or
lmhosts
file, or using your VMS TCP/IP package:
•
Freeway server name and Internet address
•
Boot server name and Internet address
•
Gateway Internet address (if applicable)
4.2. Configuration Procedure
The procedure for configuring the Freeway system boot parameters is the same for UNIX, VMS, and Windows NT
systems. Freeway obtains the boot parameters from local non-volatile memory during system boot. Therefore, when
you configure the boot parameters in the following steps, all applicable parameters must be configured. The
parameters specified in a boot parameter initialization diskette serve to supplement any already-existing parameters,
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