Cisco 11503 - CSS Content Services Switch User Manual

Chapter 2 Specifying the CSS Boot Configuration
Booting the CSS from a Network Drive
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Cisco Content Services Switch Administration Guide
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This section includes the following topics:
• Configuring Network Boot for a Primary SCM
• Configuring Network Boot for a Passive SCM
• Showing Network Boot Configurations
Configuring Network Boot for a Primary SCM
To configure network boot for a primary SCM on the CSS 11503 or CSS 11506:
1. Make sure the SCM management port has access to the network drive from
which you are booting the CSS. The SCM mounts the drive, and reads and
writes to the network drive.
2. Use FTP to install the software .zip file to the network drive base directory
specified in the FTP record. This network directory must be the same
directory that you use to boot the CSS.
3. Unzip the file. You must use the .zip distribution format for network loading.
4. Configure the FTP record. Refer to Chapter 1, Managing the CSS Software,
for details on creating an FTP record. Note that the config-path and the base
directory path in the FTP record associated with the network boot must
contain a pathname that is distinct from a non-network drive name (for
example, c: or host:).
For example:
# ftp-record bootrecord 192.168.19.21 bobo encrypted-password
“secret” e:/adi_directory/
This directory must contain the unzipped files.
5. Configure the CSS to boot from a network drive. For example:
(config-boot)# primary boot-type boot-via-network bootrecord
6. Optionally, configure a primary configuration path to allow multiple CSSs to
use the same boot image while keeping their configuration information in
separate directories. The CSS must be able to access the configuration path
through the FTP server as defined in the FTP record. For example:
(config-boot)# primary config-path e:/adi_directory/

Cisco 11503 - CSS Content Services Switch Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	11503 - CSS Content Services Switch
Category	Switch
Language	English