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Chapter 4 Performing Switch Setup Configuration
Information About Performing Switch Setup Configuration

Common Environment Variables

Table 4-2 describes the function of the most common environment variables.
Scheduled Reload of the Software Image
You can schedule a reload of the software image to occur on the switch at a later time (for example, late
at night or during the weekend when the switch is used less), or you can synchronize a reload
network-wide (for example, to perform a software upgrade on al l switches in the network).
Note A scheduled reload must take place within approximately 24 days.
Tab l e 4-2 Environment Variables
Variable Boot Loader Command Cisco IOS Global Configuration Command
BOOT set BOOT filesystem:/file-url ...
A semicolon-separated list of executable files to
try to load and execute when automatically
booting. If the BOOT environment variable is not
set, the system attempts to load and execute the
first executable image it can find by using a
recursive, depth-first search through the flash file
system. If the BOOT variable is set but the
specified images cannot be loaded, the system
attempts to boot the first bootable file that it can
find in the flash file system.
boot system filesystem:/file-url ...
Specifies the Cisco IOS image to load during the
next boot cycle. This command changes the
setting of the BOOT environment variable.
MANUAL_BOOT set MANUAL_BOOT yes
Decides whether the switch automatically or
manually boots up.
Valid values are 1, yes, 0, and no. If it is set to no
or 0, the boot loader attempts to automatically
boot up the system. If it is set to anything else,
you must manually boot up the switch from the
boot loader mode.
boot manual
Enables manually booting up the switch during
the next boot cycle and changes the setting of the
MANUAL_BOOT environment variable.
The next time you reboot the system, the switch is
in boot loader mode. To boot up the system, use
the boot flash:filesystem:/file-url boot loader
command, and specify the name of the bootable
image.
CONFIG_FILE set CONFIG_FILE flash:/file-url
Changes the filename that Cisco IOS uses to read
and write a nonvolatile copy of the system
configuration.
boot config-file flash:/file-url
Specifies the filename that Cisco IOS uses to read
and write a nonvolatile copy of the system
configuration. This command changes the
CONFIG_FILE environment variable.