There are three ways to add SBC clients to the list:  
Autodetect, Managed, and Manually.


Adding Clients via Autodetect
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Autodetect mode requires that Managed Naming has been turned on,
and that the dhcpd daemon is currently active. When checked, the 
computer's DHCP log is cleared so that new activity that happens 
during this period can be processed.  To activate Autodetect mode
go to the menu and check Configure->Autodetect SBCs.

Now, simply turn on all SBCs that are attached to the local subnet 
which will initiate a dhcp login process for each SBC.  As each
SBC attempts to connect, its MAC address will be compared to the
current list and if it does not yet exist then it will be added
at the lowest currently available IP address and name.

Once all SBCs have been added uncheck Autodetect.



Adding Clients via Managed Naming
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In Managed Naming mode, the IP address, NBD port, and computer Name
are taken care of automatically.  The only information needed is
the MAC address of a given computer.  Type that information into the
MAC Adress field and then hit the Add button.  Repeat this procedure 
for each SBC that you want to add to the list.



Adding Clients Manually
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If Managed Naming mode is not enabled, then it is up to the user
to guarentee that IP addresses, NBD ports, and computer Names are 
unique for each MAC address.  When the proper data has been entered
press the Add button.  Repeat this procedure for each SBC that you
want to add to the list.





Generate System Files and Directories
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When all SBC clients have been added to the list, press the
Generate System Files and Directories button.   This will update
system files (see Help->What It Does) based on the Client information
as well as generating the root filesystems and swap space for each
of the clients.

The root filesystem for a machine named EPS1 will be located at
/tftpboot/EPS1.  If this directory does not currently exist, a copy
of _OS_template is made and renamed, and _XM_template is copied and
renamed to XMxlnx within /tftpboot/EPS1, for example.

SBCs can not boot until these files and directories have been created,
and the network services have been restarted (see below.)




Restart Services
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Once all files and directories have been created various system
services have to be restarted so that the changes can be implimented.

DO NOT RESTART SERVICES IF YOU HAVE CURRENTLY RUNNING SBCS.

Since these services include the NFS server and swap file services, 
if you restart services while tests are running you will effectively 
crash the SBCs.

Once restarted, the new SBC clients will be able to download the
kernel and mount its file system, which means that testing can begin.







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