Cabletron Systems 9A100 Boot Load Commands, Change default boot load image, Download Software

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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.

Table 4-4 Boot load commands

Command

Action

Parameters

 

 

 

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

 

 

image is executed at start-up.

 

 

 

 

clfs

Clear flash file system:

none

 

Clear flash file system of all switch

 

 

configuration information.

 

 

 

 

dcfg

Display boot load configuration:

none

 

Displays revision numbers of both boot load

 

 

images, the switch MAC address, and the file

 

 

space (in hexadecimal) available for

 

 

additional MAC addresses.

 

 

Shows whether POST is set to run at switch

 

 

start-up.

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

Different components of the switch software

df (none) = download switch operating

 

are downloaded, depending on the parameter

 

software

 

used with this command.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

go (none) = run switch software, do not run

 

 

POST

 

 

 

he

Show help:

he [<command>] = display help for command

 

Displays help for a boot load command or

specified

 

 

 

displays list of all boot load commands.

he = display list of all boot load commands

 

 

 

ponf

POST on or off:

ponf V = run switch software after start-up

 

Changes start-up action: either run POST

timeout

 

 

 

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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Cabletron Systems 9A100 Boot Load Commands, Change default boot load image, Clear flash file system, Download Software