Booting manually, Booting a specific software image – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual
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Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
Modifying the Startup Configuration
To return to the default setting, use the no boot config-file global configuration command.
Booting Manually
By default, the switch automatically boots up; however, you can configure it to manually boot up.
Note
On stacking-capable switches, this command only works properly from a standalone switch.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the switch to manually boot up
during the next boot cycle:
To disable manual booting, use the no boot manual global configuration command.
Booting a Specific Software Image
By default, the switch attempts to automatically boot up the system using information in the BOOT
environment variable. If this variable is not set, the switch attempts to load and execute the first
executable image it can by performing a recursive, depth-first search throughout the flash file system.
In a depth-first search of a directory, each encountered subdirectory is completely searched before
continuing the search in the original directory. However, you can specify a specific image to boot up.
Step 4
show boot
Verify your entries.
The boot config-file global configuration command changes the
setting of the CONFIG_FILE environment variable.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command
Purpose
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
boot manual
Enable the switch to manually boot up during the next boot cycle.
Step 3
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show boot
Verify your entries.
The boot manual global command changes the setting of the
MANUAL_BOOT environment variable.
The next time you reboot the system, the switch is in boot loader
mode, shown by the switch: prompt. To boot up the system, use the
boot filesystem:/file-url boot loader command.
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For filesystem:, use flash: for the system board flash device.
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For file-url, specify the path (directory) and the name of the
bootable image.
Filenames and directory names are case sensitive.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.