======HOW TO BOOT SYSTEM SOFTWARE OVER THE NETWORK======




**Symptoms:**
  * How to boot system software over the network   
  * How to boot system software over the network   
  * How to boot system software from a TFTP server   
  * System reboots continuously  
  * How to recover from corrupted software  
  * software image is corrupted  
 



**Facts:**
  * CoreBuilder 3500  
  * CB3500 Extended Software v2.1.0  
  * CB3500 Extended Software v2.0.2  
  * CB3500 Extended Software v2.0.0  
  * CB3500 Extended Software v1.2.0  
  * CB3500 Base Software v1.2.0  
 



 
**Fixes:** 


For** CB3500** software versions 1.2 and later, use the following procedure: 


To boot over the network, quickly hit after the system displays the "**Press Enter to stop auto-boot**" message (you only have about 1 second to react). This will put you in the CB3500 boot menu. You can now set up the boot parameters to boot the software from a TFTP server. Do this under the "**set network**" submenu. 

After you have the parameters set up, go back to the top level and type "**boot net**". See below for a sample console session showing how to do this. CoreBuilder 3500 SysBoot Version 2.0 development 0 Press Enter to stop auto-boot

//Note - hit here - be quick!//



CoreBuilder Boot Menu boot Boot the system from the primary (or specified) boot source Usage: 

  boot [ | | | ] reboot Reboot the system display Display current boot parameters install Install software to flash 
  Usage: install [ [pcmcia]] set Set boot parameters menu ? Show menu Boot> set CoreBuilder Boot Menu display 
  Display current boot parameters primary Set primary boot source Usage: primary flags Set boot flags Usage: flags 
  network Network parameters menu .. Back to previous menu ? Show menu Boot> set> net CoreBuilder Boot Menu display 
  Display current boot parameters systemIp Set system IP address Usage: systemIp subnetMask Set IP subnet mask 
  Usage: subnetMask gateway Set default gateway address Usage: gateway hostIp Set host IP address Usage: hostIp 
  filename Set boot file name Usage: filename .. Back to previous menu ? Show menu Boot> set> network> systemip 
   151.104.212.45 Boot> set> network> subnetmask 255.255.255.0 Boot> set> network> gateway 151.104.212.1 Boot> set> 
  network> hostip 151.104.112.148 Boot> set> network> filename cb352001.ext Boot> set> network> .. CoreBuilder Boot 
  Menu display Display current boot parameters primary Set primary boot source Usage: primary flags Set boot flags 
  Usage: flags network Network parameters menu .. Back to previous menu ? Show menu Boot> set> .. CoreBuilder Boot 
  Menu boot Boot the system from the primary (or specified) boot source Usage: boot [ | | | ] reboot Reboot the 
  system display Display current boot parameters install Install software to flash Usage: install [ [pcmcia]] set 
  Set boot parameters menu ? Show menu Boot> dis CoreBuilder Boot Parameters Primary Boot Source: flash Secondary 
  Boot Source: network Network Boot Parameters System IP Address: 151.104.212.45 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 
  Gateway IP Address: 151.104.212.1 Host IP Address: 151.104.112.148 Boot file name: cb352001.ext Boot Flags: 
   0x130000 Boot> boot net Using Out of Band Port Loadhost IP Address: 151.104.112.148 Load file: cb352001.ext 
  Using IP Address 151.104.212.45 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway 151.10 4.212.1 Using mac address 00-80- 
  3E-45-FD-8F with Vlan Id 0 Starting Load Boot> .Receiving Load 
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  .................................Load Complete Select access level (read, write, administer):  
   
  
 
 


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  * Product(s):  CoreBuilder  
  * Sub Product(s): CoreBuilder 3500 Family  





 --- //[[nce@itclatam.com|David Gonzalez]] 2021/04/14 09:07//