Powering on the switch
Power on the switch (for example, an A5800AF-48G switch), and you can see the following information:
Starting......
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Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Creation Date
CPU Clock Speed : 750MHz
Memory Size
Flash Size
CPLD Version
PCB Version
Mac Address
Press Ctrl-B to enter Extended Boot menu...0
Press Ctrl + B at the prompt within five seconds to access the Boot menu, or wait for the system to
automatically start up.
NOTE:
The system has two startup modes: normal (full) startup and fast startup. By default, the system starts up
in normal mode and the waiting time is five seconds. If you set the startup mode to fast, the waiting
time is one second. To change the startup mode, see
If you press Ctrl + B within five seconds, the following Boot menu appears:
BOOT
1. Download application file to flash
2. Select application file to boot
3. Display all files in flash
4. Delete file from flash
5. Modify BootRom password
6. Enter BootRom upgrade menu
7. Skip current system configuration
8. Set BootRom password recovery
9. Set switch startup mode
0. Reboot
Enter your choice(0-9):
HP A5800AF-48G Switch BOOTROM, Version 212
: Feb 23 2011,15:47:03
: 1024MB
: 512MB
: 005
: Ver.A
: 00E058778800
MENU
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