Upgrading and Changing Software | Switch Administration |
4.7.2Boot Load Commands
The following table describes the commands available from the boot load prompt, their use, and their associated parameters.
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chpi | Change default boot load image: | chpi 0 = set boot load image 0 as default |
| Sets one of two images of the boot load | chpi 1 = set boot load image 1 as default |
| software as the default. Default boot load |
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clfs | Clear flash file system: | none |
| Clear flash file system of all switch |
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| configuration information. |
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dcfg | Display boot load configuration: | none |
| Displays revision numbers of both boot load |
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| images, the switch MAC address, and the file |
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| space (in hexadecimal) available for |
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| additional MAC addresses. |
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| Shows whether POST is set to run at switch |
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df | Download Software: | df B = download boot load software |
| Downloads software images from a | df S = download switch operating software |
| TFTP/Bootp server. | df P = download diagnostics (POST) |
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| Different components of the switch software | df (none) = download switch operating |
| are downloaded, depending on the parameter | |
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go | Run switch software: | go V = run switch software, do not run POST |
| Exit the boot load prompt, and run switch | go P = run POST before running switch |
| operating software. | software |
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| go (none) = run switch software, do not run |
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| POST |
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he | Show help: | he [<command>] = display help for command |
| Displays help for a boot load command or | specified |
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| displays list of all boot load commands. | he = display list of all boot load commands |
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ponf | POST on or off: | ponf V = run switch software after |
| Changes | timeout |
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| before running switch software or skip POST | ponf P = run POST before running switch |
| and go directly to switch software. | software |
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