Rebooting From The Working Directory - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6450 Management Manual

Managing the Directory Structure (Non-Redundant)

Rebooting from the Working Directory

Besides a regular boot of the switch (from the certified directory), you can also force the switch to boot
from the working directory. This is useful for checking whether a new configuration or image file boots up
the switch correctly, before committing it to the certified directory. (For information on saving the
working directory to the certified directory, see
tory" on page 5-21.)
The following picture illustrates the case of a switch being rebooted from the working directory:
Working
Primary CMM
In the above diagram:
1 The certified directory is used to initially boot the switch.
2 Changes are made to the configuration file and are saved to the configuration file in the working direc-
tory by using the copy running-config working command, described in the section
Configuration to the Working Directory" on page
3 The switch is rebooted from the working directory by using the
When a reload working command is entered, the switch prohibits a takeover from the secondary CMM.
Switch functions are suspended until the boot process is complete.
If you decide against using the new software booted from the working directory, the switch can revert to
the software stored in the certified directory by using the copy certified working command as described
in "Copying the Certified Directory to the Working Directory" on page
command as described in
page 5-18
"Copying the Working Directory to the Certified Direc-
Certified
3
2
1
Running
"Rebooting the Switch" on page
OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Switch Management Guide
Managing CMM Directory Content
5-16.
reload working
5-22, or by using the reload
5-13.
"Copying the Running
command.
June 2013