Reference Guide

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To reconfigure a switch to reload between Normal and Jumpstart mode, use the reload-type command.
The reload settings that you configure with the
reload-type command are stored in non-volatile memory
and retained for future reboots. Enter the
reload command to reload the switch in the current configured
mode: Normal or Jumpstart (BMP) mode.
To display the currently configured reload mode for a switch running BMP version 2.0, enter the show
reload-type or
show bootvar command.
FTOS#show reload type
Reload-Type : jump-start [Next boot :jump-start]
config-download : enable
dhcp-timeout : Infinity
user-defined-string :
FTOS#show bootvar
. . content truncated..
Reload Mode = jump-start
File URL = tftp:/30.0.0.1/FTOS-SE-8-3-8-17.bin
If a switch enters a loop while reloading in Jumpstart mode because it continuously tries to contact a
DHCP server and a DHCP server is not found, enter the
stop jump-start command to interrupt the
repeated discovery attempts. The startup configuration file stored in the local flash on the switch is loaded
as part of the
stop jump-start command and the auto-configuration mode is changed to Normal reload.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
reload-type {normal-reload |
jump-start [config-download
{enable | disable}] [dhcp-timeout
minutes]}
EXEC Privilege Reload a switch running BMP version 2.0 in either
Normal or Jumpstart (BMP) mode. If you reload in
Jumpstart mode, you can configure:
• config-download: Whether the switch boots up
using a configuration file downloaded from a DHCP
server (enable) or the startup configuration file
stored in the local flash is used (disable).
• dhcp-timeout: The amount of time the system
waits for a DHCP server response before reverting to
Normal mode and loading the startup configuration
from the flash. The default time is infinity, which
makes the system continue to wait forever unless the
stop jumpstart command is given.
Valid values: 1 to 50 minutes.
Default: The switch tries to contact a DHCP
server an infinite number of times.
stop jump-start EXEC Privilege This command stops the jumpstart (BMP) reload process
while it is in progress.
If the command is initiated while the system is
downloading an image or configuration file, the
command takes effect when the DHCP release is sent.