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AI296 Version 9.8x User’s Guide
AI296 Commands: tftpboot
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tftpboot
Description
This command displays the BOOTP/TFTP status or aborts attempts to contact the
BOOTP server. The AI296 card attempts to contact a BOOTP server if certain
conditions are met. These conditions are:
z The card is in standalone mode.
AND
z The card does not have an IP address set or no BOOT.INI file exists.
Attempts to contact the BOOTP server continue until a valid reply is received or until
the IP address gets set by the user in another manner, such as with an “ip init” shell
command.

Note: If the conditions are initially met, then the card will not attempt to contact the
BOOTP server.
When AI296 receives the necessary information from the BOOTP server, it attempts
to retrieve a configuration file from the TFTP server. The TFTP server information is
contained in the response from the BOOTP server.
Command Type
shell
Formats
tftpboot
Examples
This example displays the result of a card booting without a BOOTP/TFTP session.
[296]tftpboot
Usage: tftpboot [abort]
Displays BOOTP/TFTP status or aborts retry attempts.
BOOTP/TFTP did not run this session.
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