Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6500, Reference Manual

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Boot Load Commands
chpi Command
Use
chpi
to set one of the two boot load software images as the default. Unless otherwise specified within the initial
reboot countdown, the default boot load software image is the image that is loaded into DRAM and executed.
Example
Set the boot load software image in boot PROM location 1 as the default image.
=>chpi 1
Modifying Default value for Boot Load Software,
please wait...
New default Boot Load Software value programmed
successfully.
New Default Boot Load Software value: 1
=>
clfs Command
Use
clfs
to clear the switch flash file system. The
clfs
command clears all VLAN and ELAN configurations, route
definitions, port settings, and PVC configurations.
clfs
also clears all IP addresses, including the IP address for the
switch Ethernet interface.
Example
=>clfs
Clearing Flash File System, please wait...
Successfully cleared Flash File System
=>
2 p›F
After you return to the switch console (exit the boot prompt) following
clfs
, a
series of messages appears at the console ending with the
password:
prompt.
At the
password:
prompt, login using the default password. Next, enter
clear
config
to reinitialize the flash file system and reboot again to enable normal
switch operation.
Parameter Explanation
0
Set boot load software image stored in area 0 of the boot
PROM as the default image.
1
Set boot load software image stored in area 1 of the boot
PROM as the default image.