3Com CS/2500 Installation Manual

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3-6 CHAPTER 3: STARTUP12 Insert the master (source) diskette (the diskette you want to copy from)and press the Return key.The server copies files from the master diskette. The following messageappears:reading...OKinsert copy and hit return to continue13 Remove the master diskette.14 Insert the formatted copy (destination) diskette (the diskette you arecopying to) into the diskette drive and press the Return key.A message similar to the following appears during and after copying:writing...verifying...OKCopy another disk? (y/n):If you want to copy another diskette, type y . If you do not want to copyanother diskette, type n .15 When the copy procedure is completed, remove the newly createddiskette and label it with the software version.Store the original diskette in a safe place, and use a newly createddiskette as your working diskette. Make sure the working diskette is notwrite-protected.Once you have copied your diskettes, you are ready to start the server.Refer to “Booting the Communications Server” on page 3-7 for theprocedure.Formatting Diskettes without the Copy CommandYou can also format diskettes without the copy command by using thefollowing procedure:1 Enter monitor mode by following steps 1 through 7 in the previous copyprocedure.2 To format a diskette, enter the format command:foThe following message appears:Insert diskette to be formattedCS2500BookFile : Startup Page 6 Thursday, December 11, 1997 10:44 AM