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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference—Release7.6
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Chapter2 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and ROM Monitor Commands
boot
boot
To boot up an external process, use the boot command.
boot [-x] [-v] [device:][imagename]
Syntax Description
Defaults This command has no default settings.
Command Types ROM monitor command.
Command Modes Normal.
Usage Guidelines If you do not enter any arguments, the boot command boots the first image in bootflash. To specify an
image, enter the image name. To specify the device, enter the device ID.
If a device is not entered with an image name, the image is not booted.
If a device name is not recognized by the monitor, the monitor passes the device ID to the boot helper
image.
This command will not boot the MSFC if the PFC is not present in the Catalyst 6500 series switch.
Examples This example shows how to use the boot command:
rommon 2 > boot bootflash:cat6000-sup.6-1-1.bin
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Uncompressing file:
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-x (Optional) Load the image but do not execute.
-v (Optional) Toggle verbose mode.
device:(Optional) ID of the device.
imagename (Optional) Name of the image.