Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Starting and Configuring the Device
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Enter
show bootvar
to verify which system image is currently active. The following is an example of
the information that appears:
console# sh bootvar
Images currently available on the Flash
Image-1 active (selected for next boot)
Image-2 not active
console#
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Enter
copy tftp://{tftp address}/{file name} image
to copy a new system image to the
device. When the new image is downloaded, it is saved in the area allocated for the other copy of system
image (image-2, as given in the example). The following is an example of the information that appears:
console# copy tftp://176.215.31.3/file1.ros image
Accessing file ‘file1’ on 176.215.31.3Ö
Loading file1 from 176.215.31.3:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Copy took 00:01:11 [hh:mm:ss]
Exclamation symbols indicate that a copying process is in progress. Each symbol (!) corresponds to
512 bytes transferred successfully. A period indicates that the copying process is timed out. Many periods
in a row indicate that the copying process failed.
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Select the image for the next boot by entering the
boot system
command. After this, enter
show
bootvar
to verify that the copy indicated as a parameter in the
boot system
command is selected for
the next boot.
The following is an example of the information that appears on the screen.
console# boot system image-2
console# sh boot
Images currently available on the Flash
Image-1 active
Image-2 not active (selected for next boot)
If the image for the next boot is not selected by entering the
boot system
command, the system boots
from the currently active image.
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Enter the
reload
command. The following message is displayed:
console# reload
This command will reset the whole system and disconnect your current
session. Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]?
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Enter
y
. The device reboots.