On the Boot Configuration form, you can redefine the location from which the KVM/netPlus boots.By default, the KVM/netPlus boots from a boot file in the on-board Flash memory. To understand the “Unit boot from” options, you need to understand how the KVM/netPlus handles software upgrades:
• The first time you download and install a new software version from Cyclades, the new image is stored as “image2” in the Flash memory and the configuration is changed to boot the KVM/netPlus from “image 2.”
• The second time you download a new software version, the latest image is stored as “image 1,” and the KVM/netPlus configuration is changed to boot from “image1.”
• Subsequent downloads are stored following the same pattern, alternating “image1” with “image2.”In the “Unit boot from” drop-down list, an entry showing the current image as “image 1” and the name of the boot file similar to the following.After one or more software upgrades have been performed, a second image is also listed in the menu, for example:If, for any reason, you want to boot from another image than the one currently selected, you can select that image from the drop-down menu. You can select “Network” and configure a boot server to boot from the network instead, if desired.
• An upgraded KVM/netPlus boot image file must be downloaded from Cyclades and available on the boot server.
IP Address assigned to Ethernet Whether the watchdog timer is active. If the watchdog timer is active the KVM/netPlus reboots if the software crashes. Choose one or more images and “Network” from the list. An alternative console speed from 4800 to 115200 (9600 is the default). The speed of the Ethernet connection. Select the appropriate Ethernet setting if you need to change the Auto Negotiation (default value) Fast Ethernet Max Interrupt Events The maximum number of packets that the CPU handles before an interrupt (0 is the default).
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b. Select a console speed to match the speed of the tftp server from the “Console Speed” drop-down list.
d. Specify the maximum number of packets that the CPU handles before an interrupt in the “Fast Ethernet Max. Interrupt Events” field.