Boot config> tftp get
Local filename []? ibd/newloadfile
Remote host []?
Host filename []?
10. Enter list boot-entries at the Boot config> prompt. This lists the load modules
in your IBD.
Boot config> list boot-entries
Note the entry number of the load module in the IBD that you were using prior
to receiving this load module.
The boot database is where the router goes to determine where to get the load
module from. Youmay have multiple entries in your database. The first entry is
usually a load module in the IBD, and the second is usually a load module on
a remote host or router.
11. Tochange the boot database pointer to the module you just loaded, enter
change boot at the Boot config> prompt. This is what determines which load
module is used the next time you reboot the router.
Boot config> change boot
Youwill then be prompted for the entry number of the previous module you
were using in IBD. This is the entry number from step 10. The boot entry
number will usually be ″1″.
Change which entry?: 1
12. Enter the filename of the new load. This is the name that you specified at step
9 on page90 to store in the IBD. Filenames are case sensitive.
remote host or IBD load name:
13. Enter exit.
Boot config> exit
14. Press Ctrl-P to return to the OPCON prompt (*).
15. Enter restart to make sure the configuration change from the ″change boot″
command takes effect.
16. Enter reload to load the device with the new load module.
17. Once you are confident with the new load, you can create space in your IBD
for future loads by erasing the previous load:
a. Enter talk 6.
b. Enter boot.
Config> boot
c. Enter list ibd to list the content of the banks. Note the number of the
banks where the previous load is stored.
Boot config>list ibd
d. Enter erase and either the previous load name or the bank numbers. For
example, to erase from bank 36 to 50, enter:
Boot config> erase 36-50
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