Foundry NetIron MLX Series Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
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© 2008 Foundry Networks, Inc.
December 2008
For example, to configure an automatic boot from the primary Multi-Service IronWare image in the interface
module’s flash memory for all interface modules, enter the following command at the global CONFIG level of the
CLI:
NetIron(config)# lp boot system flash primary all
Syntax:
lp boot system flash primary | secondary all | <slot-number>
The
primary
and
secondary
keywords specify the primary or secondary Multi-Service IronWare image in the
interface module’s flash memory.
The
all
|
<slot-number> parameter specifies that the automatic boot applies to all interface modules in the NetIron
MLX Series chassis or to an interface module in the specified chassis slot number only. 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.
Configuring an Automatic Boot from a TFTP Server
For example, to configure an automatic boot for all interface modules from a TFTP server, enter the following
command at the global CONFIG level of the CLI:
NetIron(config)# lp boot system tftp 123.123.123.123 primary all
Syntax:
lp boot system tftp <ip-address> <filename> all | <slot-number>
The <ip-address> parameter specifies the IP address of the TFTP server from which the interface modules will be
booted.
The <filename> parameter specifies the name of the image from which to boot the interface modules.
The
all
|
<slot-number> parameter specifies that the automatic boot applies to all interface modules in the NetIron
MLX Series chassis or to an interface module in the specified chassis slot number only. 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.
Configuring an Automatic Interactive Boot
For example, to configure an automatic interactive boot for all interface modules, enter the following command at
the global CONFIG level of the CLI:
NetIron(config)# lp boot system interactive all
Syntax:
lp boot system interactive all | <slot-number>
The
all
|
<slot-number> parameter specifies that the automatic boot applies to all interface modules in the NetIron
MLX Series chassis or to an interface module in the specified chassis slot number only. 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.
After you enter this command, the system enters the interface module’s monitor mode. For example, to boot from
the primary Multi-Service IronWare image in the interface module’s flash memory, enter the following command at
the monitor prompt:
LP MONITOR> boot system flash primary
Changing Priority of Chassis Slots for Interface Modules
You can prioritize the NetIron MLX Series chassis slots in which the interface modules are installed. The priority
range is 1 – 8, where 1 is the lowest priority and 8 is the highest priority. You can set one, some, or all chassis slots
to the same priority or each chassis slot to a different priority. If you assign the same priority to all slots, the lowest-
number slot has the highest priority, while the highest-numbered slot has the lowest priority.
By default, the priority of all chassis slots is 1, which is the lowest priority. If the supply of power to the chassis falls
below a minimum threshold, the chassis slots will likely lose power because of their low priority. In this scenario for
an NetIron MLX-8 chassis, slot 8 will lose power first, then slot 7, slot 6, and so on until slot 1 loses power.
For example, to set the priority of chassis slot 1 to the highest priority (8), enter the following command:
NetIron(config)# lp-slot-priority 1 8
Syntax:
lp-slot-priority <slot-number> <priority>
