Operating Notes About Booting; Rebooting The Switch - HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Configuration Manual

Syntax: erase flash < primary | secondary >
For example, to erase the software image in primary flash, do the following:
1. First verify that a usable flash image exists in secondary flash. The most
reliable way to ensure this is to reboot the switch from the flash image
you want to retain. For example, if you are planning to erase the primary
image, then first reboot from the secondary image to verify that the
secondary image is present and acceptable for your system:
ProCurve# boot system flash secondary
2. Then erase the software image in the selected flash (in this case, primary):
Figure 6-11. Example of Erase Flash Prompt
3. Type y at the prompt to complete the flash erase.
4. Use show flash to verify erasure of the selected software flash image
Figure 6-12. Example of Show Flash Listing After Erasing Primary Flash

Rebooting the Switch

Operating Notes about Booting

Default Boot Source. The switch reboots from primary flash by default
unless you specify the secondary flash by entering either the boot system flash
[primary | secondary] or boot set-default flash [primary | secondary] command.
Both the boot command and the reload command will reboot based on how
these options have been selected.
Boot Attempts from an Empty Flash Location. In this case, the switch
aborts the attempt and displays
Switch Memory and Configuration
Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options
The prompt shows which flash
location will be erased.
0
The " " here
shows that
primary flash has
been erased.
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