3Com CS/3000-48 Installation Manual

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3-4 CHAPTER 3: STARTUP3 Make sure that there is no diskette in the server’s disk drive (Model CS/3100only) and that the server cannot use a network boot source (an RBCS orTFTP/FTP server).If a diskette is in the disk drive, remove it. If the communications server isconfigured to use a network boot source, disconnect it from the network, ormake sure that it is not listed in the boot database of an RBCS or TFTP/FTPserver. To determine whether the server is in the boot database of an RBCSserver, refer to the Remote Boot and Configuration Services User’s Guide.4 Turn on the unit or, if it is already on, press the reset switch on the frontpanel to reboot.The server tries to boot. (The booting process takes a few minutes.) Becausethe boot source is not present, it displays the following message:Do you want to enter monitor (Y/N)?5 Type Y at the prompt.The following message appears:3Com Corporation CS/3000 Series Monitor>You are now in monitor mode.6 To copy a diskette, enter the copy command:coThe following message appears:Copy diskettes must be formattedType f to format your diskettes nowAny other key to continue with copy:7 If you have already formatted a destination diskette on the communicationsserver, press any key to start the copy and proceed to step 10. If you needto format a diskette, type f. The following prompt appears:Insert diskette to be formattedEnter the density to begin formatting operationEscape to abort the formatReturn to use default density (2mb):You can also format diskettes without the copy command. Refer to“Formatting Diskettes without the Copy Command”.CS3000BookFile Page 4 Tuesday, October 15, 1996 5:12 PM