Foundry NetIron MLX Series Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
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© 2008 Foundry Networks, Inc.
December 2008
The following sections explain how to specify an immediate boot and an automatic boot.
Specifying an Immediate Boot
You can specify an immediate boot for one interface module from a specified source by entering the
lp boot
system
command in the Privileged EXEC level. The entered command will override the default or configured boot
source one time only.
Specifying an Immediate Boot from the Management Module’s PCMCIA Slots
For example, to specify an immediate boot for the interface module installed in slot 1 from the management
module’s PCMCIA slot 1, enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:
NetIron# lp boot system slot1 primary 1
Syntax:
lp boot system slot1 | slot2 <filename> <slot-number>
The
slot1
and
slot2
keywords indicate the management module’s PCMCIA slot from which to boot the interface
module.
The <filename> parameter specifies the name of the image from which to boot the interface module.
The <slot-number> parameter specifies the NetIron MLX chassis slot number that contains the interface module
that will undergo an immediate boot. You can specify 1 – 4 for NetIron MLX-4, 1 – 8 for NetIron MLX-8, 1 – 16 for
NetIron MLX-16, or 1 – 32 for NetIron MLX-32.
Specifying an Immediate Boot from the Management Module’s Flash Memory
For example, to specify an immediate boot from the primary Multi-Service IronWare image in the management
module’s flash memory for the interface module installed in slot 1, enter the following command at the Privileged
EXEC level of the CLI:
NetIron# lp boot system mp primary 1
Syntax:
lp boot system mp primary | secondary <slot-number>
The
primary
and
secondary
keywords specify the primary or secondary Multi-Service IronWare image in the
management module’s flash memory.
The <slot-number> parameter specifies the NetIron MLX Series chassis slot number that contains the interface
module that will undergo an immediate boot. You can specify 1 – 4 for NetIron MLX-4, 1 – 8 for NetIron MLX-8, 1 –
16 for NetIron MLX-16, or 1 – 32 for NetIron MLX-32.
Specifying an Immediate Boot from the Interface Module’s Flash Memory
For example, to specify an immediate boot from the primary Multi-Service IronWare image in the interface
module’s flash memory for the interface module installed in slot 1, enter the following command at the Privileged
EXEC level of the CLI:
NetIron# lp boot system flash primary 1
Syntax:
lp boot system flash primary | secondary <slot-number>
The
primary
and
secondary
keywords specify the primary or secondary Multi-Service IronWare image in the
interface module’s flash memory.
The <slot-number> parameter specifies the NetIron MLX Series chassis slot number that contains the interface
module that will undergo an immediate boot. You can specify 1 – 4 for NetIron MLX-4, 1 – 8 for NetIron MLX-8, 1 –
16 for NetIron MLX-16, or 1 – 32 for NetIron MLX-32.
Specifying an Immediate Boot from a TFTP Server
For example, to specify an immediate boot for the interface module installed in slot 1 from a TFTP server, enter the
following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:
NetIron# lp boot system tftp 123.123.123.123 primary 1
Syntax:
lp boot system tftp <ip-address> <filename> <slot-number>
The <ip-address> parameter specifies the IP address of the TFTP server from which the interface module will be
booted.
