SmartWare Software Configuration Guide
Boot procedure
During a normal boot procedure of a SmartNode, the bootstrap application checks for an application image in
the persistent memory of the logical region nvram:. The application image is then executed, i.e. the SmartWare
is started module by module. One of the last start-up tasks to finish in bringing up the entire system is han-
dling the operating configuration. The configuration startup-config is copied from the logical region nvram: in
nonvolatile memory to the logical region running-config in the volatile memory. The SmartWare now uses the
running-config to set up the operating configuration of the SmartNode.
There are two situations during bootstrap when the bootloader takes control:
•
"If the user has pressed the system button, it launches the bootloader, the bootstrap application checks the
status of the Reset button (not available for SN4xxx) on the back panel of the SmartNode."
•
If a valid application image is not available
Boot procedure
Power-On
Bootstrap
Reset Button
released
Application
Image
valid
Application
start Software Modules
System Button
use startup-config
Figure 9. Boot procedure
Figure 9
Bootloader
pressed
invalid
pressed
released
use factory-config
System Up
5 • System image handling
illustrates the boot procedure.
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