Dell Force10 E300, Configuration Manual

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Very similar to the options of the
boot change
command, the
boot system
command is available in
CONFIGURATION mode on
the C-Series and E-Series to set the boot parameters that, when saved to the
startup configuration file, are stored in NVRAM and are then used routinely:
Also, because the C-Series and E-Series can boot from an external flash, you can recover from a failed
boot image on the flash by simply fixing that source. For details on boot code and FTOS setup, see the
FTOS Release Notes for the specific FTOS versions that you want to use.
The network boot facility has only become available on the S-Series with FTOS 7.8.1.0 and its
accompanying boot code. In addition to installing FTOS 7.8.1.0, you must separately install that new boot
code. For installation details, see the
S-Series and FTOS Release Notes for Version 7.8.1.0.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Configure the system to routinely boot from the
designated location.
After entering
rpm0
or
rpm1
, enter one of the three
keywords and then the
file-url.
You can use the command for each of the
combinations of RPM and option.
boot system
{
rpm0
|
rpm1
} (
default
|
primary
|
secondary
}
file-url
For
file-url, to
boot from a file:
• on the internal Flash, enter
flash://
followed by the filename.
• on an FTP server, enter
ftp://
user:password
@
hostip/filepath
• on the external Flash, enter
slot0://
followed by the filename.
• on a TFTP server, enter
tftp://
hostip/
filepath
CONFIGURATION