Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45) Configuration Manual page 109

Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a> bootChange
'.' = clear field;
boot device
processor number
host name
file name
inet on ethernet (e) : 172.29.52.6
inet on backplane (b):
host inet (h)
gateway inet (g)
user (u)
ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh):
flags (f)
target name (tn)
startup script (s)
other (o)
Note
Accept, clear, or change option values as necessary until the inet on ethernet option appears.
Step 3
defines the options that you can change.
Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
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'-' = go to previous field;
: lnPci
: 0
:
:
: 0.0.0.0
: 172.29.52.1
:
: 0x0
: ??????????
:
:
The only two options that must be set to support the boot IP address are inet on ethernet (e) and
gateway inet. The bootChange command operates only on the active card. If you are having
trouble bringing up a standby card, you can set the boot IP address with the sysChangeEnet
command as described in the
"Downloading and Installing Software Upgrades."
card with the sysChangeEnet command and it is different from the IP address set with the
bootChange command on the active card, the standby card will start using the bootChange boot
IP address when the card reaches standby mode.
^D = quit
"Troubleshooting Upgrade
If you set the boot IP address on the standby
Setting the LAN IP Addresses
Problems" section in Appendix A,
Table 2-8
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