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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
Appendix B PXM Backup Boot Procedures
Browsing the File System in Backup Boot Mode
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File System Commands at Backup Boot Prompt
Command
Description
cd
Change directories.
Syntax: cd “<path>”
Example: cd “C:FW”
copy
Copies a file from one location to another.
Syntax: copy “<source file name>”, “<destination file name>”
Example: copy “C:FW/pxm1e_002.001.000.000_bt.fw”, “C:FW/test”
remove
Deletes a file.
Syntax: remove “<file name>”
Example: remove “test”
ll
List directory contents using long format, which includes the name, size, modification
date, and modification time for each file. This command also displays the total disk
space and free disk space.
Syntax: ll [“path”]
Example: ll “C:FW”
Note
When you first start a session in backup boot mode, the present working
directory is a directory on a remote server as specified by the runtime software
bootChange command. If you enter the ll command and the remote server is
unavailable or does not exist, the switch appears to hang as the switch attempts
to access the remote server. To avoid this, select a directory on the C: drive with
the cd command first or specify a path with the ll command. To reboot the PXM
card when it is searching for a remote server, press Control-X.
ls
List directory contents using the short format, which displays filenames, total disk
space, and free disk space.
Syntax: ls [“path”]
Example: ls
pwd
Display the present working directory. When you first start a session in backup boot
mode, the present working directory is a directory on a remote server as specified by
the runtime software bootChange command. To change to a directory on the C: drive,
enter the cd command.
Syntax: pwd
Example: pwd
rename
Renames a file.
Syntax: rename “<old file name>”, “<new file name>”
Example: rename “test”, “deleteme”
whoami
Lists the login name for the current session. Since there is no user login procedure for
backup boot mode, the username reported by the whoami command is the username
configured by the runtime software bootChange command for remote server access.
Syntax: whoami
Example: whoami
