Brocade Communications Systems S3-1002483-03 manual Specifying an immediate interactive boot

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Specifying an immediate interactive boot

To specify an immediate interactive boot for the interface module installed in slot 1, enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:

BigIron RX# lp boot system interactive 1

Syntax: lp boot system interactive <slot-number>

The <slot-number> parameter specifies the BigIron RX Series chassis slot number that contains the interface module that will undergo an immediate boot. You can specify 1 – 4 for BigIron RX-4, 1

– 8 for BigIron RX-8 or 1 – 16 for BigIron RX-16.

After you enter this command, the system enters the interface module’s monitor mode. For example, to boot from the primary IronWare image in the interface module’s flash memory, enter the following command at the monitor prompt:

LP MONITOR> boot system flash primary

Configuring an automatic boot

You can configure an automatic boot for one or all interface modules from a specified source by entering the lp boot system command in the global CONFIG level. Provided that you save this configuration by entering the write memory command, the system will implement the automatic boot starting with the next software reload or system reset and each reload or reset after that.

Configuring an automatic boot from the management module’s PCMCIA slot

For example, to configure an automatic boot for all interface modules from the management module’s PCMCIA slot 1, enter the following command at the global CONFIG level of the CLI:

BigIron RX(config)# lp boot system slot1 primary all

Syntax: lp boot system slot1 slot2 <filename> all <slot-number>

The slot1 and slot2 keywords indicate the management module’s PCMCIA slot from which to boot the interface modules.

The <filename> parameter specifies the name of the image from which to boot the interface modules.

The all <slot-number> parameter specifies that the automatic boot applies to all interface modules in the BigIron RX Series chassis or to an interface module in the specified chassis slot number only. You can specify 1 – 4 for BigIron RX-4, 1 – 8 for BigIron RX-8 or 1 – 16 for BigIron RX-16.

Configuring an automatic boot from the management module’s flash memory

For example, to configure an automatic boot from the primary IronWare image in the management module’s flash memory for all interface modules, enter the following command at the global CONFIG level of the CLI:

BigIron RX(config)# lp boot system mp primary all

Syntax: lp boot system mp primary secondary all <slot-number>

The primary and secondary keywords specify the primary or secondary IronWare image in the management module’s flash memory.

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