Riverstone Networks RS 3000 Switch Router Getting Started Guide 5-5
Managing Software
Loading Software from the Network
5.3
LOADING SOFTWARE FROM THE NETWORK
Typically, the RS 3000 loads its operating software from the flash memory contained on the motherboard. Alternately,
the RS 3000 can be configured to ignore its internal flash image and obtain its software from a network server. The
RS 3000 can obtain its image software from either a TFTP or BootP/TFTP server.
5.3.1
Loading Image Software from a TFTP Server
Perform the following procedure to configure the RS 3000 to load its image software from a TFTP server:
1.
Copy the image software onto a TFTP server that the RS 3000 can access.
2.
Reboot the RS 3000 and enter Boot mode by pressing the “Esc” key to interrupt the normal boot
process.
3.
At the Boot prompt, enter the
set
command to view the current bootPROM variable values.
Here is an example:
4.
Notice in the example above that
netaddr
,
netmask
, and
gateway
have the value
0.0.0.0
, and
that
bootsource = /pc-flash/boot/ros80
.
5.
From the Boot prompt, use the
set
command to set the following:
•
IP address of the RS 3000 – (
netaddr
)
•
Subnet mask for the RS 3000 – (
netmask
)
•
The IP address of the RS 3000’s default gateway – (
gateway
)
•
Full path and filename to the software image on the TFTP server – (
bootsource
)
•
IP address of the TFTP server – (
bootaddr
)
re-boot> set
...tty1 = 9600
bootdiagmode = off [off on quick mfg-test]
diag_log =
mfg_loop_by = time [time count]
mfg_loop_max = 86400
bootdelay = 2
promsetaddrs = 1
flow_control = on [off on]
bootptimeout = 5
netaddr = 0.0.0.0
autoboot = boot
netmask = 0,0,0,0
gateway = 0.0.0.0
bootsource = /pc-flash/boot/ros80
bootaddr = 0.0.0.0
ethaddr = 00:00:1d:12:34:56
sysid = -1
rs-boot>
