System Initialization - Alcatel-Lucent 7450 ESS-12 Configuration Manual

System Initialization

The primary copy of SR OS software is located on a compact flash card. The removable media is
shipped with each 7450 ESS-Seriesrouter and contains a copy of the OS image.
Notes:
• The CPM modules contain three slots for removable compact flash cards. The drives are named
Compact Flash Slot #1 (cf1), Compact Flash Slot #2 (cf2), and Compact Flash Slot #3 (cf3).
Configurations and executable images can be stored on flash cards or an FTP file location.
• The flash card containing the bootstrap and boot option files must be installed in Compact Flash
Slot #3 (cf3) on the CPM.
• You must have a console connection.
Starting a 7450 ESS-Seriesrouter begins with hardware initialization (a reset or power cycle). By
default, the system searches Compact Flash Slot #3 (cf3) for the
bootstrap file). The
commands configured in the boot option file (BOF). The default value to initially search for the
boot.ldr
The following is an example of console display output when the
on cf3.
...
(memory test messages)
(serial number information)
Searching for boot.ldr on local drives:
No disk in cf3
No disk in cf3
No disk in cf3
Error - file boot.ldr not found on any drive
Please insert CF containing boot.ldr. Rebooting in 5 seconds.
When the bootstrap image is loaded, the BOF is read to obtain the location of the image and
configuration files. The BOF must be located on the same compact flash drive as the
file.
Figure 3
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boot.ldr
file on cf3 cannot be modified.
displays the system initialization sequence.
file is the image that reads and executes the system initialization
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file (also known as the
boot.ldr
file cannot be located
boot.ldr
boot.ldr