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

Command

Use

 

Loads software using the TFTP protocol

 

 

 

<filename>: the name of the file containing

 

the software

 

 

 

ownIP: your own IP address

 

 

 

tftpIP: the IP address of the TFTP host

 

 

 

[gwIP: the IP address of the primary router

 

(intermediate gateway) — required if the TFTP

 

server is located on a remote part of the network

 

BOOTP <filename>

 

 

 

Loads software using the BOOTP or TFTP pro-

 

tocol

 

 

 

<filename>: the name of the file containing

 

the software

 

 

DUMP addr

Dumps memory contents

 

 

INFO

Shows hardware information

 

 

RESET

Resets the switch

 

 

RUN defparm

Starts the software in its default factory settings

 

 

bootptab file entry

The entry for the switch in the bootptab should contain a line sim-

 

ilar to:

 

:bf=/intel/switch/es550_x.xx:

 

This instructs the switch to load the switch software from the bootp/

 

tftp server. Use the Intel Device View application to configure the

 

switch manually, or transfer the ixxxxxxx.p file containing the con-

 

figuration from a TFTP server to the switch.

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