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Appendix C Using BootWare menus
Overview
BootWare provides a menu method to perform basic file operations, software upgrade, and system
management when the Comware CLI is inaccessible because of image corruption.
BootWare is stored in each MPU's built-in the SD card. It has one basic segment and one extended
segment. The basic segment enables the system to complete basic initialization, and the extended
segment bootstraps the Comware images.
BootWare menus
lists the menus that each segment provides and the major tasks you can perform using
these menus. You can access these menus only during system startup.
Table 11 BootWare menus
BootWare
segment
Menu
Tasks
Reference
Basic
BASIC-BOOTWARE
Modify serial port parameters.
Upgrade BootWare.
Start the primary or backup
BootWare extended segment.
Basic
BASIC ASSISTANT
Perform RAM test.
Accessing the
BASIC-BOOTWARE
menu
Extended
EXTEND-BOOTWARE
Upgrade Comware software.
Manage files.
Access the system when the
console login password is lost.
Clear user privilege passwords.
Using the
EXTENDED-BOOTWARE
menu
Extended
EXTEND-ASSISTANT
Examine system memory.
Search system memory.
Accessing the EXTEND
ASSISTANT submenu
BootWare shortcut keys
BootWare provides the shortcut keys listed in
Table 12 BootWare shortcut keys
Shortcut
keys
Prompt message
Function
Ctrl+B
access EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU
Accesses the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE
menu while the device is starting up.
Ctrl+C
Please Start To Transfer File, Press
<Ctrl+C> To Exit.
Stops the ongoing file transfer and exits the
current operation interface.
Info: Press Ctrl+C to abort or return to
EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU.
Returns to the EXTENDED ASSISTANT
menu. If the system is outputting the result of
an operation, this shortcut key combination
aborts the display first.