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Netboot process for the FAS200 series
Reason to perform
the netboot process
The netboot process enables you to boot your appliance from a remote server if
your CompactFlash media becomes damaged or unusable.
Configuration
requirements for
netboot servers
You can configure a system to serve boot images to NetApp devices that support
the netboot process. To do so, you must configure the following items:
◆
HTTP and/or TFTP services on your system
◆
The rest of your netbooting environment to use the system as the netboot
source
For example, you might configure BOOTP, DHCP, bootparamd, and/or rarpd,
depending on the specific procedure you are using.
Note
For more information about the netbooting process, see the Data ONTAP
Storage
Management Guide
.
Performing the
netboot process
from a remote
image
To perform the netboot process on a FAS200 series appliance from a remote
image, complete the following steps.
Step
Action
1
Place a Data ONTAP boot image on a local HTTP server. You can
copy the boot image from the appliance boot directory,
/etc/boot/netapp-mips, or download it from http://now.netapp.com.
2
At the appliance CFE prompt, enter one of the following commands:
Using DHCP:
ifconfig e0a -auto
Using manual configuration:
ifconfig e0a -addr=
filer_addr
-mask=
netmask
-gw=
gateway
-dns=
dns_addr
-domain=
dns_domain
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