Artesyn MVME2500 VxWorks 6.8 User Guide (April 2014) - Manual (Page 11)

Chapter 2
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Booting VxWorks
2.1 Introduction
You can boot VxWorks on the MVME2500 board using any of the following methods:
 Network Boot
 Disk Boot
 USB Boot
 SPI Flash Boot
2.2 Network Boot
2.2.1 Prerequisites
You should have:
 Connectivity to the TFTP server
2.2.2 Booting Procedure
The TFTP server should be configured and started in the connected PC. The VxWorks boot
Image file, vxWorks-2020.st or vxWorks-2010.st, should be made available at the
standard TFTP boot image path /tftpboot.
To boot VxWorks through network, perform the following steps:
1. Power up the MVME2500 board.
By default, it provides the U-Boot prompt.
2. Set the environmental variables at the U-Boot prompt.
setenv ipaddr
<Board ip address>
setenv serverip
<TFTP server ip address>
setenv gatewayip
<Gateway ip address>
setenv netmask
<Netmask>
Example:
setenv ipaddr 10.130.101.206