3Com CS/2500 manual Nonfunctional, Set the Auto-reboot parameter to Boot monitor

C-2 APPENDIX C: MONITOR UTILITY

■Configure firmware to access the monitor during the following circumstances:

■At startup

■If the server becomes nonfunctional

■Press the hardware interrupt switch.

These methods are described in the following sections.

Once you access the monitor utility, you are in monitor mode, indicated by the angle bracket prompt (>).

Configuring Firmware	You can configure firmware parameters to allow you to automatically
to Access the Monitor	access the monitor at startup or if the server becomes nonfunctional.
	At Startup
	To configure firmware to access the monitor at startup:
	1 Set the Initial Boot Source parameter to “Monitor.”
	For instructions on how to modify firmware parameters, refer to
	“Changing the Configuration” on page 4-3.
	2 Reset the server by pressing the reset switch on the front panel.
	Because the boot source has been set to Monitor, the server enters the
	monitor utility and displays the following message:
	3Com Corporation CS/2000 Series Monitor
	>
	If the Server Becomes Nonfunctional
	To configure firmware to access the monitor if the server becomes
	nonfunctional:
	1 Set the Auto-reboot parameter to “Boot monitor.”
	For instructions on how to modify firmware parameters, refer to
	“Changing the Configuration” on page 4-3.
	2 Reset the server by pressing the reset switch on the front panel.
	The server performs the self-tests and boot process determined by the
	Continuous Self-Test and Initial Boot Source parameters.