Cabletron Systems SmartCell ZX-250, User Manual

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4-24 SmartCell ZX-250 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
[<command>]
= 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