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2 boot load commands – Cabletron Systems 9A100 User Manual

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4-24 SmartSwitch 9A100 User Guide

Upgrading and Changing Software

Switch Administration

4.7.2

Boot Load Commands

The following table describes the commands available from the boot load prompt, their use, and their associated
parameters.

Table 4-4

Boot load commands

Command

Action

Parameters

chpi

Change default boot load image:

Sets one of two images of the boot load
software as the default. Default boot load
image is executed at start-up.

chpi 0

= set boot load image 0 as default

chpi 1

= set boot load image 1 as default

clfs

Clear flash file system:

Clear flash file system of all switch
configuration information.

none

dcfg

Display boot load configuration:

Displays revision numbers of both boot load
images, the switch MAC address, and the file
space (in hexadecimal) available for
additional MAC addresses.

Shows whether POST is set to run at switch
start-up.

none

df

Download Software:

Downloads software images from a
TFTP/Bootp server.

Different components of the switch software
are downloaded, depending on the parameter
used with this command.

df B

= download boot load software

df S

= download switch operating software

df P

= download diagnostics (POST)

df

(none) = download switch operating

software

go

Run switch software:

Exit the boot load prompt, and run switch
operating software.

go V

= run switch software, do not run POST

go P

= run POST before running switch

software

go

(none) = run switch software, do not run

POST

he

Show help:

Displays help for a boot load command or
displays list of all boot load commands.

he

[]

= display help for command

specified

he

= display list of all boot load commands

ponf

POST on or off:

Changes start-up action: either run POST
before running switch software or skip POST
and go directly to switch software.

ponf V

= run switch software after start-up

timeout

ponf P

= run POST before running switch

software