Boot image download – Dell PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

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Using the CLI

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4 When the new image is downloaded, it is saved in the area allocated for

the other copy of the system image (image-2, as shown in the example).

The following is an example of the information that appears:

Exclamation symbols indicate that a copying process is in progress. Each

symbol (!) corresponds to 512 bytes transferred successfully. A period

indicates that the copying process is timed out. Many periods in a row

indicate that the copying process failed.

5 Select the image for the next boot by entering the boot system command.

After this command, enter the show bootvar command to verify that the

copy indicated as a parameter in the boot system command is selected for

the next boot.
The following is an example of the information that appears:

If the image for the next boot is not selected by entering the boot system

command, the system boots from the currently active image.

6 Enter the reload command. The following message is displayed:

7 Enter Y. The device reboots.

Boot Image Download

Loading a new boot image from the TFTP server, updates the boot image.

The boot image is loaded when the device is powered on. A user has no

control over the boot image copies.

console# copy tftp://176.215.31.3/r2401-100048.ros image

Accessing file ‘r2401-100048’ on 176.215.31.3Ö

Loading r2401-100048 from 176.215.31.3:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Copy took 00:01:11 [hh:mm:ss]

console# boot system image-2

console# show bootvar

Images currently available on the Flash

Image-1 active

Image-2 not active (selected for next boot)

console# reload

This command will reset the whole system and disconnect your current
session. Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]?

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