Avaya P580 - Manual (Page 715)

Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide, v5.3.1 B-1
B Boot Mode
Boot Mode is a special mode for the Avaya P550R/P580/P880/P882
Multiservice switch. Boot mode is used to:
■
Recover your password
■
Download new operational code
Accessing BOOT Mode
You can access BOOT mode during Power Up or when both
Operational Images in APP1 and APP2 are corrupted.
Accessing BOOT Mode During Power Up
To access BOOT mode during power up:
1. Power-Off the Switch.
2. Connect a console to the supervisor Module (refer to the
Command Reference Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and
P882 Multiservice Switches, Version 5.3.1, “Chapter 3,
Configuration”).
3. Press and Hold the DISPLAY button on the supervisor
module as you Power-on the switch until the boot prompt
displays on the console.
Accessing BOOT Mode with Corrupted Operational Images
The Avaya P550R/P580/P880/P882 Multiservice switch will
automatically come up in BOOT mode if both operational images
are corrupted.
You will see the following output on your console:
Starting the boot system, please wait.
Initializing the event subsystem ... done
Initializing the platform ... done