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Catalyst 2350 Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 2350 Switch Cisco IOS Commands
boot system
boot system
Use the
boot system
global configuration command to specify the Cisco IOS image to load during the
next boot cycle. Use the
no
form of this command to return to the default setting.
boot system
{
filesystem
:/
file-url
...}
no boot system
no boot system switch
{
number
|
all
}
Syntax Description
Defaults
The switch attempts to automatically boot up the system by using information in the BOOT environment
variable. If this variable is not set, the switch attempts to load and execute the first executable image it
can by performing a recursive, depth-first search throughout the flash file system. In a depth-first search
of a directory, each encountered subdirectory is completely searched before continuing the search in the
original directory.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Filenames and directory names are case sensitive.
If you enter the
boot system
f
ilesystem:/file-url
command the specified software image is loaded during
the next boot cycle.
If you are using the
archive download-sw
privileged EXEC command to maintain system images, you
never need to use the
boot system
command. The
boot system
command is automatically manipulated
to load the downloaded image.
This command changes the setting of the BOOT environment variable. For more information, see
Appendix A, “Catalyst 2350 Switch Boot Loader Commands.”
Related Commands
filesystem
:
Alias for a flash file system. Use
flash:
for the system board flash device.
/
file-url
The path (directory) and name of a bootable image. Separate image names
with a semicolon.
Release
Modification
12.2(46)EY
This command was introduced.
Command
Description
show boot
Displays the settings of the boot environment variables.
