BLADEOS 6.3 Application Guide
Using the Boot Management Menu
The Boot Management menu allows you to switch the software image, reset the switch to factory defaults, or to recover from a failed software download.
You can interrupt the boot process and enter the Boot Management menu from the serial console port. When the system displays Memory Test, press <Shift B>. The Boot Management menu appears.
Resetting the System ...
Memory Test ................................
Boot Management Menu
1 - Change booting image
2 - Change configuration block
3 - Xmodem download
4 - Exit
Please choose your menu option: 1
Current boot image is 1. Enter image to boot: 1 or 2: 2
Booting from image 2
The Boot Management menu allows you to perform the following actions:
To change the booting image, press 1 and follow the screen prompts.
To change the configuration block, press 2, and follow the screen prompts.
To perform an Xmodem download, press 3 and follow the screen prompts.
To exit the Boot Management menu, press 4. The booting process continues.
Recovering from a Failed Upgrade
Use the following procedure to recover from a failed software upgrade.
1.Connect a PC to the serial port of the switch.
2.Open a terminal emulator program that supports XModem Download (for example, HyperTerminal, CRT, PuTTY) and select the following serial port characteristics:
Speed: | 9600 bps |
Data Bits: 8
Stop Bits: 1
Parity: None
Flow Control: None
10 | BMD00178, April 2010 |
