Chapter 3 Installing the AVS 3120
Booting the AVS 3120
5.Power up all
6.Switch on the power switch on the rear of the AVS 3120.
Booting the AVS 3120
When you power up the AVS 3120, the boot process does the following:
•Performs hardware initialization and
•Initializes the BIOS
•Loads the rommon
•Displays the boot menu (only if a console is connected, see the subsection below)
•Boots the AVS 3120 image (kernel and software)
Note During
At this point, you are ready to configure and use the AVS 3120. Refer to following sections for information on establishing a console connection and configuring the network settings.
Additionally, refer to the Cisco Application Velocity System User Guide for details about configuring and administering the AVS 3120 device.
Booting with a Console Connected
If you boot the device while a console is connected to the serial port (see the next section), a boot menu is displayed on the console, like this:
Launching BootLoader...
Boot configuration file contains 2 entries.
GNU GRUB version 1.0(11)0 (631K lower / 4062208K upper memory)
0:Cisco AVS Runtime Image
1:Cisco AVS Maintenance Image
Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS or 'p' to enter a password to unlock the next set of features.
Highlighted entry is 0:
Normally, you do not need to interact with this menu. After ten seconds, the device will automatically boot into the standard Cisco AVS Runtime Image (choice 0 on the menu, and the default). You can press Enter to avoid this delay and choose the default. To select a different boot image, use the up or down arrow keys to select it, and press Enter to continue with the boot process.
Note The Cisco AVS Maintenance Image is used only for device maintenance or upgrade purposes and should not be used for normal operation.
Cisco AVS 3120 Application Velocity System Hardware Installation Guide
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