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AR Router
C613-03031-01 REV E
After the self tests are complete, the manager is given the option of forcing a
mandatory boot from the EPROM release. The message:
Force EPROM download (Y)?
is displayed on the terminal connected to the console port (port 0) and the
router pauses. If a key is not pressed within a few seconds, the start-up process
continues and all steps in the start-up sequence are executed. Pressing selected
keys on the terminal immediately after the “Force EPROM download” message
is displayed will change the router start-up process (Table 1 on page 12).
During the start-up process the router will generate four different types of
messages. All messages are preceded by one of the words INFO, PASS, FAIL,
or ERROR. The meaning of these words in the context of the messages is
shown in Table 2 on page 12.
The possible messages and their meanings are:
INFO: Self tests beginning.
The code loader tests are about to begin.
INFO: RAM test beginning.
The RAM tests are about to begin.
Table 1: Router start-up sequence keystrokes.
Pressing key...
Forces the router to...
(no key pressed) After a few seconds, the router start up process continues.
[Y]
Load the release, without any patches, from EPROM onto the RAM, and
run the full release. Go to step 6.
[S]
Load and run the release and patch determined by the INSTALL
parameters from flash, ignoring any boot script or any previous
configuration stored in NVS.
[N]
Load from flash to RAM the release and patch determined by the INSTALL
parameters, and run using the current configuration stored in NVS (if
any), ignoring any boot script.
[Ctrl/D]
Authorised
service engineers
only
Enter diagnostics mode.
Warning. Using this option may cause the router to cease functioning,
may invalidate the product warranty, and may be a breach of the product
licence agreement (“
Diagnostics
” on page A-15).
Table 2: Router start-up message classes.
Message
Meaning
INFO
An informational message that an action has been taken by the system.
PASS
An informational message that a test has been completed successfully.
ERROR
An error message that a test has failed, but the system will continue to
operate.
FAIL
An error message that a fatal error condition has caused the system to
halt in an unrecoverable fashion.
