Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco Ios Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches - Cisco Catalyst 2960 series Configuration Manual

Table 143: Common Environment Variables
Variable
BOOT
MANUAL_BOOT

Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches)

Information About Performing Switch Setup Configuration
Boot Loader Command Cisco IOS Global Configuration Command
set BOOT filesystem boot system {filesystem : /file-url ...
:/ file-url ... Specifies the Cisco IOS image to load during
the next boot cycle and the stack members on
A semicolon-separated
which the image is loaded. This command
list of executable files
changes the setting of the BOOT environment
to try to load and
variable.
execute when
automatically booting.
If the BOOT
environment variable
is not set, the system
attempts to load and
execute the first
executable image it
can find by using a
recursive, depth-first
search through the
flash file system. If the
BOOT variable is set
but the specified
images cannot be
loaded, the system
attempts to boot the
first bootable file that
it can find in the flash
file system.
set MANUAL_BOOT boot manual
yes
Enables manually booting the switch during
Decides whether the the next boot cycle and changes the setting of
switch automatically the MANUAL_BOOT environment variable.
or manually boots.
The next time you reboot the system, the switch
Valid values are 1, yes, is in boot loader mode. To boot up the system,
0, and no. If it is set to use the boot flash: filesystem :/ file-url boot
no or 0, the boot loader loader command, and specify the name of the
attempts to bootable image.
automatically boot up
the system. If it is set
to anything else, you
must manually boot up
the switch from the
boot loader mode.
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