Performing Other Configuration Tasks
Boot Field Settings and the Use of the Boot Command
The four
You can set or change the contents of the boot field by issuing the
Note The factory default setting for the software configuration register (and RP spares) is 0x0102.
When the boot field is set to either 0 or 1
•When the boot field is set to 0, you must boot the system manually by issuing the boot command at the ROM monitor prompt (rommon>). You can issue the boot command with or without arguments.
If you issue the boot command without an argument (that is, without specifying a file or any other boot instructions), the system automatically boots using the default image in the Flash memory SIMM on the RP.
If you issue the boot command with arguments (that is, by instructing the system to boot from a specific source), the following options are available to you:
—You can instruct the system to boot from a specific Flash SIMM image (by issuing the boot system flash filename command), or you can instruct the system to boot from a specific image stored on a PCMCIA Flash memory card (by issuing the boot <slot #:> <imagename> command).
—You can instruct the system to boot from a network TFTP server either by sending broadcast TFTP requests (by issuing a boot system filename command), or by sending a direct request to a specific network TFTP server (by issuing a boot system filename