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Appendix A Cisco ME 3800X and ME 3600X Switch Boot Loader Commands
boot
boot
To load and boot an executable image and to enter the command-line interface, use the
boot
command
in boot loader mode.
boot
[
-post
|
-n
|
-p
|
flag
]
filesystem
:/
file-url ...
Syntax Description
Defaults
The switch attempts to automatically boot 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
Boot loader
Command History
Usage Guidelines
When you enter the
boot
command without any arguments, the switch attempts to automatically boot
the system by using the information in the BOOT environment variable, if any. If you supply an image
name for the
file-url
variable, the
boot
command attempts to boot the specified image.
When you set boot loader
boot
command options, they are executed immediately and apply only to the
current boot loader session. These settings are not saved for the next boot operation.
Filenames and directory names are case sensitive.
Examples
This example shows how to boot the switch using the
new-image.bin
image:
Switch:
boot flash:/new-images/new-image.bin
After entering this command, you are prompted to start the setup program.
-post
(Optional) Runs the loaded image with an extended or comprehensive power-on
self-test (POST). Using this keyword causes POST to take longer to complete.
-n
(Optional) Pauses for the Cisco IOS debugger immediately after launching.
-p
(Optional) Pauses for the JTAG debugger right after loading the image.
filesystem
:
Alias for a flash file system. Use
flash:
for the system board flash device.
/
file-url
(Optional) Path (directory) and name of a bootable image. Separate image names
with a semicolon.
Release
Modification
12.2(52)EY
This command was introduced.
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