Populates the existing BOOTP database with entries from a BIND-
formatted UNIX /etc/bootptab file.
If the logical name TCPIP$BOOTP is defined, it is used to
specify the directory and file name for the database. If
TCPIP$BOOTP is not defined, the database is created as [current_
directory]TCPIP$BOOTP.DAT.
Related commands: CREATE BOOTP, SET BOOTP, SHOW BOOTP
Format
CONVERT/VMS BOOTP [ source_file ]
[ /ADD_HOST ]
[ /FILE=sys_image_file ]
1 – Restrictions
Requires:
o Read and write access to the hosts database (if using /ADD_
HOST qualifier).
o Read access to the hosts database.
2 – Parameters
source_file
Optional. Default: []ETC.BOOTPTAB in your current directory.
File to be converted.
3 – Qualifiers
3.1 /ADD_HOST
Optional. Default: No adding.
Adds new host names found in the UNIX /etc/bootptab file to
TCPIP$HOST.DAT.
3.2 /FILE
/FILE=sys_image_file
Optional. Default: None.
Specifies the name of the client's system image file to download
if this file name is not in the BOOTP database.
4 – Examples
1.TCPIP> CONVERT/VMS BOOTP BOOTP.DAT /ADD_HOST
Converts a UNIX ASCII boot data file to an OpenVMS indexed
file. BOOTP.DAT specifies the source UNIX boot file to convert.
For new hosts, the /ADD_HOST qualifier adds the host to the
hosts database.