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Rebooting from the system
To use another source instead of the RX Series IronWare image in the primary location in flash
memory for one reboot, enter a command such as the following at the Privileged EXEC level of the
CLI.
BigIron RX# boot system slot1 /slot1/nmpr02200.bin
The command in this example reboots the system using the image nmpr02200.bin located on the
flash card in slot 1. This example assumes that the flash card in slot 1 is not the management
focus.
Syntax: boot system slot1 | slot2 [/<dir-path>/]<file-name>
The slot1 | slot2 keywords specify the flash card slot.
The <file-name> parameter specifies the file name. If the file is in a subdirectory, specify the
subdirectory path in front of the file name. If the file name you specify is not a full path name, the
CLI assumes that the name (and path, if applicable) you enter are relative to the subdirectory that
currently has the management focus.
NOTE
This command also is supported at the boot PROM.
For example, to reboot the system using the image nmpr02200.bin on a TFTP server, enter a
command such as the following.
BigIron RX# boot system tftp 10.10.10.1 nmpr02200.bin
Syntax: boot system tftp <ip-address> <file-name>
The <ip-address> parameter specifies the address of the TFTP server on which the desired image
resides.
The <file-name> parameter specifies the name of the RX Series IronWare image on the TFTP
server.
For example, to reboot the system using the secondary location in flash memory, enter the
following command.
BigIron RX# boot system flash secondary
Syntax: boot system flash secondary
To reboot the system from a BOOTP server, enter the following command.
BigIron RX# boot system bootp
Syntax: boot system bootp
Configuring the boot source for future reboots
To change the RX Series IronWare image source from the primary location in flash memory to
another source for future reboots, enter a command such as the following at the global CONFIG
level of the CLI.
BigIron RX(config)# boot system slot1 nmpr02200.bin
The command in this example sets PCMCIA slot 1 as the primary boot source for the BigIron RX
Switch. When you reload the software or power cycle the device, the device will look for the RX
Series IronWare image on the flash card in slot 1.
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