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primary Enter the keyword primary to specify the primary Dell EMC Networking OS
image.
secondary Enter the keyword secondary to specify the secondary Dell EMC Networking OS
image.
nfsmount Enter the keyword nfsmount: to retrieve the image from a mounted NFS file
system. nfsmount://filepath
system: Enter the keyword system: to retrieve the image from the system.
tftp: Enter the keyword TFTP: to retrieve the image from a TFTP server. tftp://hostip/
filepath.
A: | B: Enter A: or B: to boot one of the system partitions.
bmp-boot Enter the keywords bmp-boot to boot the system from the image present in the
DHCP offer.
NOTE: In normal-reload, this keyword is not enabled.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced the support for bmp-boot on the S-Series and Z-Series switches.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Usage
Information
To display these changes in the show bootvar command output, save the running configuration to the
startup configuration (using the copy command) and reload system.
Use the bmp-boot keyword only when the device boots up from bare metal provisioning (BMP). For an
industrial standard upgraded device, the Dell EMC Networking OS stores the image partition upgraded
from the DHCP offer in the bmp-boot option.
cd
Change to a different working directory.
Syntax
cd [flash: | usbflash:] <directory name and path>
Parameters
flash: Use the keyword flash: to change the current directory to internal flash and its
sub directories.
usbflash: Use the keyword usbflash: to change the current directory to the inserted USB.
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