Intel 550T manual Recovering from Start-up Failure, Using Maintenance Mode

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C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting

 

Recovering from Start-up Failure

Network boot process

The network boot process is as follows:

 

1. The switch sends a BOOTP request over the network.

Switch

Intel Express

550T Routing

Switch

Boot

Ser ver (TFTP)

Boot Request

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The boot request contains the switch’s MAC address. The boot server contains a bootptab file with an entry for the switch which is defined by the MAC address.

2.If a boot server which holds the software for the switch receives the boot request, it loads the boot software over the network to the destination MAC address.

Switch

Intel Express

550T Routing

Switch

Software download

Boot

Ser ver (TFTP)

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Using Maintenance Mode

Purpose

Maintenance Mode offers three facilities:

 

It allows you to force the switch to load a specified software file

 

 

from any specified TFTP server.

 

It provides an emergency facility to force boot the switch from a

 

 

specified boot server if the switch cannot boot from Flash Mem-

 

 

ory. From Maintenance Mode the switch is forced to issue a

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Intel 550T manual Recovering from Start-up Failure, Using Maintenance Mode, Maintenance Mode offers three facilities