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Chapter 4
Setting Up an ASN as a Network Boot Client
Before an ASN can complete Netboot or Directed Netboot, you must configure at
least one of its synchronous or Ethernet interfaces to support network booting.
You can configure the Netboot interface from
• The ASN Technician Interface console, as described in this chapter
• A Site Manager workstation on the IP network, as described in Chapter 3
This chapter describes how to use a local console or remote modem Technician
Interface connection to set up the ASN as a network boot client by configuring
• The source of the boot image and configuration file
• The IP address of the Netboot interface
Working with a Person at the ASN Site
Written for a person at the ASN site, the manual Installing and Maintaining ASN
Routers and BNX Platforms provides instructions for setting up the ASN for each
of the boot options. The instructions in that manual assume that a network
administrator provides the person at the ASN site with the appropriate
ifconfig
and
bconfig commands.
This chapter provides instructions for using the
ifconfig
and bconfig commands
to configure Netboot and Directed Netboot. You can determine the appropriate
syntax for these commands and provide the person at the router site with the exact
command lines to use.
Note: You do not need to follow the instructions in this chapter to use the
EZ-Install boot option. Instead, refer to Installing and Maintaining ASN
Routers and BNX Platforms.
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