Nortel Networks 6300 - Manual (Page 28)

Remote Annex 6300 Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction
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ROM Monitor When the Remote Annex completes its self tests, the console displays
the ROM monitor prompt. The ROM monitor is an interactive
command interpreter that is used to define configuration parameters.
All of the information that the Remote Annex needs to boot an
operational image is defined using the ROM monitor and its
command set. ROM Monitor commands are issued from a console
terminal connected to the console port on the Remote Annex’s front
panel. Using the ROM Monitor commands (see
Chapter 3 ), you can:
❑ Modify and display a set of configuration parameters stored
in EEPROM
❑ Execute interactive diagnostic tests
❑ Receive information and statistics for the hardware
configuration and the network
❑ Boot the Remote Annex 6300 manually
Once the Remote Annex 6300 has obtained a boot image and is booted,
the console leaves the ROM monitor and displays the console monitor.
(for more details, see
Chapter 2 ).
Supported
Configurations You can self-boot the Remote Annex 6300 from its Flash ROM, and
you can obtain full operational code over the network from one of the
following devices:
❑ UNIX host
❑ Remote Annex 6300 configured as a load server
Watchdog Timer The Remote Annex 6300 has a watchdog timer that its software resets
at regular intervals. The watchdog timer reboots the Remote Annex
6300 in the unlikely event of an internal software error. This feature
enables the Remote Annex 6300 to run for long periods of time
without intervention.