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Configuring Autoinstallation with a Configuration Editor

To configure autoinstallation:

  1. Navigate to the top of the configuration hierarchy in either the J-Web or CLI configuration editor.
  2. To configure autoinstallation, perform the configuration tasks described in Table 50.
  3. If you are using the J-Web interface, click Commit to view a summary of your changes, then click OK to commit the configuration. If you are using the CLI, commit the configuration by entering the commit command.
  4. To check the configuration, see Verifying Autoinstallation.

Table 50: Configuring Autoinstallation

Task

J-Web Configuration Editor

CLI Configuration Editor

Navigate to the System level in the configuration hierarchy.

  1. In the J-Web interface, select Configuration>View and Edit> Edit Configuration.
  2. Next to System, click Configure or Edit.

From the [edit] hierarchy level, enter

edit system

Enable autoinstallation.

Select Autoinstallation, and then click Configure.

Enter set autoinstallation configuration servers url.

Add the configuration servers by specifying the URL address of a server from which to obtain configuration files.

  1. Next to Configuration servers, click Add new entry.
  2. Type the location of the configuration server in the Url box.
  3. If a password is required to access the server, type it into the Password box.
  4. Click OK to return to the Autoinstallation page.

Configure one or more Ethernet or serial interfaces to perform autoinstallation, and one or two procurement protocols for each interface. The router uses the protocols to send a request for an IP address from the interface.

  • BOOTP—Sends requests over all interfaces.
  • RARP—Sends requests over Ethernet interfaces.
  • SLARP—Sends requests over serial interfaces.
  1. Next to Interfaces, click Add new entry.
  2. Type the name of the interface into the Interface name box.
  3. Select one or two types of protocol used by autoinstallation over the interface. You can select Bootp, Rarp, or Slarp.
  4. Click OK to return to the Autoinstallation page.

Enter set autoinstallation interfaces interface-name, then one of the following protocols:

  • bootp
  • rarp
  • slarp

For example, to set two address procurement protocols, enter a command like the following example:

set autoinstallation interfaces ge-2/0/0 bootp rarp


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