Patton electronics SmartNode 4520 Series, User Manual

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SmartNode 4520 & 4110 Series User Manual 4 • Getting started with the SmartNode
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172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#reload
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Running configuration has been changed.
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Do you want to copy the 'running-config' to the 'startup-config'?
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Press 'yes' to store, 'no' to drop changes : no
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Press 'yes' to restart, 'no' to cancel : yes
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The system is going down
Bootloader
The bootloader ensures that basic operations, network access, and downloads are possible in case of interrupted
or corrupted application image downloads. It also offers console access to the Bootloader and the capability for
downloading application images (e.g. SmartWare) via the serial link of the console.
Start Bootloader
To start the Bootloader, power on the SmartNode while pressing the reset button. Open a Telnet session to the
SmartNode via one of the Ethernet interfaces, or open a CLI session via the console port (if available on the
SmartNode). The login display will appear. Using the credentials
admin / patton , log in to the SmartNode.
The following prompt will be displayed:
RedBoot>
Type help to display an overview of the available commands.
Start-up with factory configuration
Step Command Purpose
1 RedBoot> fis load Copies the SmartWare application image from the
persistent memory (flash:) to the volatile memory
(RAM) from where it will be executed.
2 RedBoot> go -s factory-config Starts the SmartWare application telling it to use
‘factory-config’ as startup configuration.
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You can also start-up with any other configuration
available in the persistent memory (nvram:) by
providing its name instead of ‘factory-config’.