Normal Mode; Dhcp Configuration; Ftos Image Retrieval; Scripts - Dell Force10 Z9000 Configuration Manual

Normal Mode

When reloaded in Normal mode, the switch boots up with the management port in a no shutdown mode. If
the management IP address is present in the start-up configuration file, it will be assigned. If the
management IP address is not present in the start-up configuration file, no IP address will be assigned to
the management interface. You can connect to the management port with an IP address on the same
network and log in to the system through a telnet or SSH session.
To configure a switch to reload using the Normal mode, enter the
Command Syntax
reload-type normal-reload

DHCP Configuration

Normal mode does not require a separate DHCP server configuration.

FTOS Image Retrieval

The FTOS image is loaded from the local Flash.

Scripts

With 9.1(0.0), the system supports a scripting environment when a BMP or Normal reload occurs. BMP
uses pre- and post-configuration scripts, while a Normal reload uses an auto-execution (auto-exec) script.

Pre-configuration Scripts

In previous BMP 2.0 releases, FTOS accessed the Configuration file or the Image file from the DHCP
server. With BMP 3.0, FTOS now accesses the image, followed by the Configuration file or a
pre-configuration script from the DHCP offer. Use of the pre-configuration scripts allows you to verify the
integrity of the FTOS image downloaded from the DHCP offer. You can also use the pre-configuration
script to dynamically decide what types of configurations to apply to your system based on various factors
such as network reachability, port status, neighbor discovery and so forth. You can also monitor CPU and
memory utilization, port traffic status, and perform link and topology checking with LLDP. The system
supports pre-configuration scripts in TCLSH, EXPECT, and ZSH.
Command Mode Purpose
GLOBAL The switch reloads in Normal mode using the FTOS
CONFIGURATION image and startup configuration file stored in the
local Flash.
reload-type normal-reload
Bare Metal Provisioning 3.0 (BMP 3.0) |
command.
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