Netboot process for the FAS200 series

Reason to perform the netboot process

The netboot process enables you to boot your appliance from a remote server if your CompactFlash media becomes damaged or unusable.

Configuration requirements for netboot servers

You can configure a system to serve boot images to NetApp devices that support the netboot process. To do so, you must configure the following items:

HTTP and/or TFTP services on your system
The rest of your netbooting environment to use the system as the netboot source

For example, you might configure BOOTP, DHCP, bootparamd, and/or rarpd, depending on the specific procedure you are using.

Note
For more information about the netbooting process, see the Data ONTAP Storage Management Guide.

Performing the netboot process from a remote image

To perform the netboot process on a FAS200 series appliance from a remote image, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Place a Data ONTAP boot image on a local HTTP server. You can copy the boot image from the appliance boot directory, /etc/boot/netapp-mips, or download it from http://now.netapp.com.
2	At the appliance CFE prompt, enter one of the following commands: Using DHCP: `ifconfig e0a -auto` Using manual configuration: `ifconfig e0a -addr=`filer_addr `-mask=`netmask `-gw=`gateway `-dns=`dns_addr `-domain=`dns_domain
3	At the CFE prompt, enter the following command: `netboot` URL Example `netboot` http://myserver/bootimages/netapp/netapp-mips Result You should then see normal boot messages during the netboot process.

Step

Action

Place a Data ONTAP boot image on a local HTTP server. You can copy the boot image from the appliance boot directory, /etc/boot/netapp-mips, or download it from http://now.netapp.com.

At the appliance CFE prompt, enter one of the following commands:

Using DHCP:
ifconfig e0a -auto

Using manual configuration:
ifconfig e0a -addr=filer_addr -mask=netmask -gw=gateway -dns=dns_addr -domain=dns_domain

At the CFE prompt, enter the following command:

netboot URL

Example

netboot http://myserver/bootimages/netapp/netapp-mips

Result

You should then see normal boot messages during the netboot process.

Note
If you performed the netboot process because your CompactFlash card is blank or corrupted, be sure to execute the Data ONTAP download command to copy the correct files from the disks to the CompactFlash card. See the Data ONTAP System Administration Storage Management Guide for more details.