Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Guide Manual page 233

To access the Bootloader, follow these steps:
1 Attach a serial cable to the console port of the switch.
2 Attach the other end of the serial cable to a properly configured terminal or terminal emulator,
power cycle the switch and depress any ASCII key on the keyboard of the terminal during the boot
up process.
NOTE
To access the Bootloader, you can depress any key until the applications load and run on the switch.
As soon as you see the
to:
— View the installed images
— Select the image to boot from
— Select the configuration to use
To see a list of available commands or additional information about a specific command, enter
type
help
The following describes some ways that you can use the bootloader.
• Viewing images—To display a list of installed images, use the
• Selecting an image—To change the image that the switch boots from in flash memory, use the
{image name}
specify an image name, the default image is booted.
• Selecting a configuration—To select a different configuration from the one currently running, use the
config {default | file <filename> | none}
experience a problem with the current configuration and there is an alternate configuration available.
— —Specifies a configuration file name
file
—
default
— —Uses no configuration
none
To view the current configuration, use this command without any arguments.
To exit the Bootloader, use either the
arguments runs the currently selected XOS image. Specifying boot with arguments will either run a
newly selected XOS image or run diagnostics on the MSM. For more information about the
command and running diagnostics on the MSM, see "Running Diagnostics on MSM Modules" on
page 92.
ExtremeWare XOS 10.1 Concepts Guide
BOOTLOADER->
.
command. If you specify
—Specifies the default configuration file
boot
prompt, release the key. You can issue a series of commands
show images
, the specified image is booted. If you do not
image name
command. This command is useful if you
or command. Specifying
boot [1-4]
Accessing the Bootloader
or
h
command.
boot
without any
boot
boot [1-4]
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