IBM SC30-3681-08 manual Enter exit, Boot config list boot-entries

Using the Boot CONFIG Process

Boot config> tftp get

Local filename []? ibd/newloadfile

Remote host []?

Host filename []?

10.Enter list boot-entriesat 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. You may have multiple entries in your database. The ®rst entry is usually a load module in the IBD, and the second is usually a load module on a remote host or router.

11.To change 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

You will 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 ²1².

Change which entry?: 1

12.Enter the ®lename of the new load. This is the name that you speci®ed at step 9 on page 90 to store in the IBD. Filenames are case sensitive.

remote host or IBD load name:

13. Enter exit.

Boot config> exit

14.Press Ctrl-Pto return to the OPCON prompt (*).

15.Enter restart to make sure the con®guration change from the²change boot² command takes effect.

16.Enter reload to load the device with the new load module.

17.Once you are con®dent 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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