IBM SC30-3681-08 Conguring Boot Config, Entering and Exiting Boot Config, Boot Config Commands

Chapter 8. Con®guring Boot CONFIG

This chapter describes the Boot CONFIG con®guration and operational commands. It includes the following sections:

vªEntering and Exiting Boot CONFIGº

vªBoot CONFIG Commandsº

Entering and Exiting Boot CONFIG

To enter the Boot CONFIG command environment, use the CONFIG boot command. When the router's software is initially loaded, it is running in the OPCON process, signi®ed by the * prompt. From the * prompt:

1.Enter talk 6.

2.At the Config> prompt, type boot.

3.At the Boot config> prompt, type ?. See ªAddº on page 94 for a list of commands.

To return to the CONFIG process, type exit.

Boot CONFIG Commands

This section describes the Boot CONFIG commands. Each command includes a description, syntax requirements, and an example. Table 11 summarizes the Boot CONFIG commands.

After accessing the Boot CONFIG environment, enter the boot con®guration commands at the Boot config> prompt.

Table 11. Boot CONFIG Commands

Command	Function
? (Help)	Displays all the commands available for this command level or
	lists the options for speci®c commands (if available). See
	ªGetting Helpº on page 10.
Add	Adds a boot interface IP address to a speci®ed interface, host
	boot entry, or host dump entry.
Change	Changes the boot interface IP address, network boot entry
	data, or network dump entry data.
Copy	Copies boot ®les and con®guration ®les to or from remote
	routers and hosts or between resources within the router.
Describe	Displays information about the stored load®le images in the
	IBD.
Delete	Deletes a network boot interface address, a host boot entry, or
	host dump entry.
Disable	Disables memory dump or unique naming of the dump ®les.
Enable	Enables memory dump or unique naming of dump ®les.
Erase	Erases a stored image on an IBD bank.
List	Displays all network boot addresses, all boot and dump
	con®guration data, the contents of the IBD, BOOTP name
	settings, and scheduled image load information.
Load	Copies a boot ®le from the IBD to RAM or copies a boot ®le
	from a remote host to RAM.
Store	Copies the boot ®le from RAM to the IBD.

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