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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference—Release8.4
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Chapter2 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and ROM Monitor Commands set boot device
set boot device
To set the Network Analysis Module (NAM) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) boot environment, use
the set boot device command.
set boot device bootseq[,bootseq] mod [mem-test-full]
Syntax Description
Defaults The default is a partial memory test.
Command Types Switch command.
Command Modes Privileged.
Usage Guidelines W hen you enter t he set boot device command, the existing boot string in the supervisor engine NVRAM
is always overwritten.
When entering the bootseq, use the format bootdevice[:bootdevice-qualifier] where:
•bootdevice is the device where the startup configuration file resides; valid values are pcmcia, hdd,
or network.
•bootdevice-qualifier is the name of the startup configuration file; valid values for hdd are from 1to
99, and valid values for pcmcia are slot0 or slot1.
The colon between bootdevice and bootdevice-qualifier is required.
You can enter multiple bootseqs by separating each entry with a comma; 15 is the maximum number of
boot sequences you can enter.
The supervisor engine does not validate the boot device you specify, but stores the b oot device list in
NVRAM.
This command is supported by the NAM or IDS only.
Examples This example shows how to specify the boot environment to boot to the maintenance partition of the
NAM on module 2:
Console> (enable) set boot device hdd:2 2
Device BOOT variable = hdd:2
Warning: Device list is not verified but still set in the boot string.
Console> (enable)
bootseq Device where the startup configuration file resides; see the “Usage Guidelines”
section for format guidelines. The second bootseq is optional. Separate multiple
bootseq arguments with a comma.
mod Number of the module containing the Flash device.
mem-test-full (Optional) Specifies a full memory test.