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.