Boot Parameter Definitions
The following table defines each of the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller’s boot parameters.
| Boot Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| boot device | Management interface name and port number of the device from which an image is downloaded (e.g., wancom0 or eth0) from an external device. |
| processor number | Processor number on the backplane. |
| host name | Name of the boot host used when booting from an external device. |
| file name | Name of the image file to be booted; can be entered with the filename path.
If you are booting from the flash memory, this filename must always match the filename that you designate when you FTP the image from the source to the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller. When booting from internal flash memory, this filename must start with /boot); for example, /boot/nnECZ710.bz. |
| inet on ethernet (e) | Internet address of the
Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller.
This field can have an optional subnet mask in the form inet_adrs:subnet_mask. If DHCP is used to obtain the parameters, lease timing information may also be present. This information takes the form of lease_duration:lease_origin and is appended to the end of the field. In this parameter, the subnet mask ffff0000 = 255.255.0.0. When you use the ACLI acquire-config command, this is the IPv4 address of the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller from which you will copy a configuration. |
| inet on backplane (b) | Internet address of the backplane interface, eth0.
This parameter can have an optional subnet mask and/or lease timing information, such as e (inet on ethernet) does. |
| host inet (h) | Internet address of the boot host used when booting from an external device. |
| gateway inet (g) | Internet address of the gateway to the boot host.
Leave this parameter blank if the host is on the same network. |
| user (u) | FTP username on the boot host. |
| ftp password (pw) | FTP password for the FTP user on the boot host. |
| flags (f) | Codes that signal the
Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller from where to boot. Also signals the
Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller about which file to use in the booting process. This sequence always starts with 0x (these flags are hexadecimal). The most common codes are:
0x08: Means that the system looks at the filename defined in the boot configuration parameters to determine where to boot from and what file to use. If the file name parameter contains /tffsX/filename, then the system boots off the flash memory (see options below). If the file name parameter just contains a filename, then the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller boots off the external host defined and looks for the filename in the /tftpboot directory on that host. 0x80008: Used for source routing. If your requirements differ from what these flags allow, contact your Oracle customer support representative for further codes. |
| target name (tn) | Name of the
Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller as it appears in the system prompt. For example,
ORACLE> or
ORACLE#. You need to know the target name if you are setting up an HA node.
This name is required to be unique among Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controllers in your network. This name can be 64 characters or less. |
| startup script (s) | For Oracle use only. |
| other (o) | For Oracle use only. |
