The Boot Management Menu - IBM RackSwitch G8000 Application Manual

The Boot Management Menu

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The Switch Image and Configuration Management page appears.
3. If you are loading software from your computer (HTTP client), skip this step and
go to the next. Otherwise, if you are loading software from a FTP/TFTP server,
enter the server's information in the FTP/TFTP Settings section.
4. In the Image Settings section, select the image version you want to replace
(Image for Transfer).
– If you are loading software from a FTP/TFTP server, enter the file name and
click Get Image.
– If you are loading software from your computer, click Browse.
In the File Upload Dialog, select the file and click OK. Then click Download
via Browser.
Once the image has loaded, the page refreshes to show the new software.
The Boot Management menu allows you to switch the software image, reset the
switch to factory defaults, or to recover from a failed software download.
You can interrupt the boot process and enter the Boot Management menu from the
serial console port. When the system displays Memory Test, press <Shift B>. The
Boot Management menu appears.
Resetting the System ...
Memory Test ................................
Boot Management Menu
1 - Change booting image
2 - Change configuration block
3 - Xmodem download
4 - Exit
Please choose your menu option: 1
Current boot image is 1. Enter image to boot: 1 or 2: 2
Booting from image 2
The Boot Management menu allows you to perform the following actions:
• To change the booting image, press 1 and follow the screen prompts.
• To change the configuration block, press 2, and follow the screen prompts.
• To perform an Xmodem download, press 3 and follow the screen prompts.
• To exit the Boot Management menu, press 4. The booting process continues.