5 If you do not start the Utility menu, the operational code continues to load.
After the switch boots successfully, the User login prompt appears and you can use the local terminal to
begin configuring the switch. However, before configuring the switch, make sure that the software
version installed on the switch is the latest version. If it is not the latest version, download and install the
latest version. See
Understanding the Utility Menu
Note
Utility menu functions vary on different operating systems and platforms. The following
example might not represent the options available on your platform.
You can perform many configuration tasks through the Utility menu, which can be invoked after the first
part of the POST is completed.
Use the following procedures to display the Utility menu:
1 During the boot process, press
2
within five seconds after the following message displays:
FASTPATH Startup
Select startup mode. If no selection is made within 5 seconds,
the FASTPATH Application will start automatically...
FASTPATH Startup -- Main Menu
1 - Start FASTPATH Application
2 - Display Utility Menu
Select (1, 2): 2
FASTPATH Startup
Options available
1 - Start FASTPATH Application
2 - Load Code Update Package
3 - Load Configuration
4 - Select Serial Speed
5 - Retrieve Error Log
6 - Erase Current Configuration
7 - Erase Permanent Storage
8 - Select Boot Method
9 - Activate Backup Image
10 - Start Diagnostic Application
11 - Reboot
12 - Erase All Configuration Files
Q - Quit from FASTPATH Startup
The following sections describe the Utility menu options. By default, if no selection is made within five
seconds, the operational code starts.
Start the 200 Series Application
Use option 1 to resume loading the 200 Series application code.
To relaunch the boot process from the Utility menu, select 1 and press
[Enter]
.
The following prompt displays:
Extracting FASTPATH from image2.....done
Loading FASTPATH ...../mnt/application
done
Getting Started
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