Cisco 11503 Administration Guide - Page 92

Specifying the Secondary Boot Configuration Chapter 2 Specifying the CSS Boot Configuration • boot-via-network ftp_record - Uses FTP to boot the CSS from software located on a network-mounted file system on a remote system. Instead of the CSS disk, the network file system contains the CSS software. The CSS boots from this file system and loads the configuration in to memory. Note A network boot requires that the CSS contains an operational disk. The ftp_record variable is the name of the FTP record file that contains the FTP server IP address, username, and password. Enter an unquoted text string with no spaces. Refer to Chapter 1, Managing the CSS Software, for details on creating an FTP record. For example, to specify the secondary boot type as boot-via-disk, enter: (config-boot)# secondary boot-type boot-via-disk To remove the secondary boot type, enter: (config-boot)# no secondary boot-type Secondary Boot Configuration Considerations When you select secondary boot-type boot-via-ftp or secondary boot-type boot-via-network, make sure you properly connect the Ethernet Management port on the CSS to the network. Note the locations of the Ethernet Management port on the CSS as listed below. • CSS 11503 and CSS 11506 - SCM 10 Mbps-Ethernet Management port • CSS 11501 - Front Panel 10 Mbps-Ethernet Management port When you select secondary boot-type boot-via-network, make sure you: • Locate the remote system on the network where you will copy the CSS software. - Make sure the CSS can access the system via FTP. - Copy the CSS software Zip file from www.cisco.com onto the designated network server. - Create a directory and unzip the file in to the directory. This directory will contain all of the boot files and directories. Cisco Content Services Switch Administration Guide 2-8 OL-5647-02