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Cisco Broadband Cable Command Reference Guide
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Appendix A Using the ROM Monitor
boot
boot
To boot a router manually, use the
boot
command in ROM monitor mode.
boot
[
-xv
]
boot
[
-xv
] [
device:
][
imagename
]
boot
[
-xv
]
filename
[
tftp-ip-address
]
boot
[
-xv
]
tftp://server/path/filename
Syntax Description
Defaults
If specified without any options, the
boot
command loads and executes the first file on the default memory
device. If a
device
is specified without a
filename
, the
boot
command loads and executes the first file on that
device. If a
filename
is specified without a TFTP server IP address, the boot command advertises for a TFTP
server using the IP broadcast address of 255.255.255.255 and uses the first TFTP server that responds.
Command Modes
ROM monitor
Command History
x
(Optional) Loads the specified image into the router’s memory but does not
execute it.
v
(Optional) Enables verbose mode to display debugging information as the
image is loaded and executed.
device:
(Optional) Specifies that the router should boot an image on the specified
device. If not specified, the router boots from the default memory device.
imagename
(Optional) Specifies the filename for the image to be booted and loaded. If not
specified, the router boots the first file on the specified device.
Note
When specifying both a
device:
and
imagename
, do not put any
spaces between the two arguments.
filename
Specifies the path and filename for the image that the router should download
from a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.
Note
You must specify the full path for the desired file, as it exists on
the TFTP server.
tftp-ip-address
(Optional) Specifies the IP address for the TFTP server from which the router
should download and boot the specified
filename
. If not specified, the router
sends a TFTP request to the IP broadcast address of 255.255.255.255 and uses
the first TFTP server that responds.
tftp://server/path/filename
Specifies the complete TFTP URL for the filename to be downloaded and run.
This URL should specify the fully-qualified
server
name (or IP address), full
path
on the TFTP server, and
filename
to be downloaded.
Release
Modification
11.3 NA
This command was introduced on Cisco uBR7200 series routers.