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File Management

This chapter contains command line interface (CLI) commands needed to manage the configuration files as well as other file management commands.

boot system

Tell the system where to access the Dell Networking OS image used to boot the system.

Syntaxboot system {gateway ip address stack-unit [{0-11 0-7] all] [default primary {system {A: B: bmp-boot} tftp: secondary]}

To return to the default boot sequence, use the no boot system command.

Parameters

gateway

Enter the IP address of the default next-hop gateway for the

 

 

 

management subnet.

 

ip-address

Enter an IP address in dotted decimal format.

 

stack-unit

Enter the stack-unit number for the master switch.

 

0-11, 0-7, all

Enter the stack-unit number.

 

default

Enter the keyword default to use the primary Dell

 

 

Networking OS image.

 

primary

Enter the keyword primary to use the primary Dell

 

 

Networking OS image.

 

secondary

Enter the keyword secondary to use the primary Dell

 

 

Networking OS image.

 

tftp:

Enter the keyword TFTP: to retrieve the image from a TFTP

 

 

server. tftp://hostip/filepath.

 

A: B:

Enter A: or B: to boot one of the system partitions.

 

bmp-boot

Enter the keyword bmp-bootto boot the system, when the

 

 

you are not sure about the partition that contains image

 

 

from DHCP offer.

 

 

NOTE: In normal-reload, this keyword is not enabled.

Defaults

Not configured.

 

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