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system: Enter the keyword system: to retrieve the image from the

system.

usbflash Enter the keyword usbflash: to retrieve the image from

the USB flash memory. usbflash://filename.

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 keyword bmp-boot to boot the system, when the

you are not sure about the partition that contains image

from 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,

refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.

The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.

Version Description

9.8(0.0) Introduced on the S3048-ON and S4048-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 networking

OS stores the image partition upgraded from the DHCP offer in the bmp-boot

option.

File Management