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Riverstone Networks RS 2100 Getting Started Guide 5-5

Managing RS 2100 Software

Loading Software from the Network

5.3

LOADING SOFTWARE FROM THE NETWORK

Typically, the RS 2100 loads its operating software from the flash memory contained on the motherboard. Alternately,
the RS 2100 can be configured to ignore its internal flash image and obtain its software from a network server. The
RS 2100 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 2100 to load its image software from a TFTP server:

1.

Copy the image software onto a TFTP server that the RS 2100 can access.

2.

Reboot the RS 2100 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/ros70

.

5.

From the Boot prompt, use the

set

command to set the following:

IP address of the RS 2100 – (

netaddr

)

Subnet mask for the RS 2100 – (

netmask

)

The IP address of the RS 2100’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/ros70

bootaddr = 0.0.0.0

ethaddr = 00:00:1d:12:34:56

sysid = -1

rs-boot>

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