Cisco 6500 Series Software Configuration Manual page 63

Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch for the First Time
Setting the BOOTLDR Environment Variable
To set the BOOTLDR environment variable, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
Router# dir bootflash:
Step 2
Router# configure terminal
Step 3
Router(config)# boot bootldr
bootflash:boot_loader
Step 4
Router# end
Step 5
Router# copy system:running-config
nvram:startup-config
Step 6
Router# show bootvar
This example shows how to set the BOOTLDR variable:
Router# dir bootflash:
Directory of bootflash:/
1
15990784 bytes total (14391168 bytes free)
Router# configure terminal
Router (config)# boot bootldr bootflash:c6msfc-boot-mz.120-7.XE.bin
Router (config)# end
Router# copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config
[ok]
Router# show bootvar
BOOT variable = sup-bootflash:c6sup-js-mz.120-7.XE.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE variable does not exist
BOOTLDR variable = bootflash:c6msfc-boot-mz.120-7.XE.bin
Configuration register is 0x0
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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide—Release 12.1 E
Modifying the Supervisor Engine Startup Configuration
Purpose
Verifies that bootflash contains the boot loader image.
Enters the configuration mode from the terminal.
Sets the BOOTLDR environment variable to specify the
Flash device and filename of the boot loader image. This
step modifies the runtime BOOTLDR environment
variable.
Exits configuration mode.
Saves this runtime BOOTLDR environment variable to
your startup configuration.
(Optional) Verifies the contents of the BOOTLDR
environment variable.
c6msfc-boot-mz.120-7.XE.bin
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