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10 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING SOFTWARE AND BOOTING A NETBUILDER II SYSTEM
Booting a Component
NETBuilder II System
To boot a component NETBuilder II system, follow these steps:
1 Insert a flash memory card with preinstalled software in drive A on the DPE
module.
2 Turn on the NETBuilder II bridge/router.
The NETBuilder II system boots from the default boot source a:/primary/boot.29K
(the flash memory drive).
3 When the boot operation is complete, press the Return key on the console.
The Enterprise OS console prompt should appear on the screen.
If the console is not operating properly (if you see incorrect characters, or no
characters), see the setup instructions in the hardware installation guide.
You are ready to establish basic settings on your system. See Chapter 4 for more
information.
If you want to change the primary boot source from the default or adjust system
configuration parameters, see Chapter 4 and the description in the SysconF
appendix in Reference for Enterprise OS Software.
Making a Backup of
the Flash Memory
Card
As part of the installation procedure, 3Com recommends that you create a backup
of your Enterprise OS software on a blank flash memory card. See the software
release notes for a list of flash memory cards that can be used with the DPE
module.
Prerequisites Before you begin this procedure, complete the following tasks:
1 Boot your NETBuilder II system with software on a flash memory card inserted into
drive A of the DPE module.
2 Log on to the system as root.
Procedure To make a backup copy of the Enterprise OS software flash memory card, follow
these steps:
1 Insert a supported blank flash memory card into drive B of the DPE module.
PACKET
FORWARD
POWER/
FAULT
RESET ATTENTION
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STATUS
A
B
NETBuilder II 4-Slot chassis
Insert NETBuilder software
flash memory card into drive A
PACKET
FORWARD
POWER/
FAULT
RESET ATTENTION
432
STATUS
A
B
Insert blank flash memory card in drive B
Original flash memory card in drive A