Secondary Boot Configuration Considerations - Cisco 11503 - CSS Content Services Switch Administration Manual

Specifying the Secondary Boot Configuration

Secondary Boot Configuration Considerations

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boot-via-network ftp_record - Uses FTP to boot the CSS from software
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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.
A network boot requires that the CSS contains an operational disk.
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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
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
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
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CSS 11501 - Front Panel 10 Mbps-Ethernet Management port
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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
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software.
Make sure the CSS can access the system via FTP.
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Copy the CSS software Zip file from www.cisco.com onto the designated
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network server.
Create a directory and unzip the file in to the directory. This directory
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will contain all of the boot files and directories.
Chapter 2 Specifying the CSS Boot Configuration
Software, for details on creating
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