Users Guide

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File Management
This chapter contains command line interface (CLI) commands needed to manage the conguration les as well as other le
management commands.
boot system
Specify the location where the Dell Networking OS image used to boot the system is stored.
Syntax
boot system {gateway ip address | stack-unit [{stack-unit-number | all]
[default | primary {system: {A: | B: | bmp-boot} | tftp: | secondary]}
To return to the default boot sequence, use the no boot system command.
Parameters
gateway Enter the IP address of the default next-hop gateway for the management subnet.
ip-address Enter an IP address in dotted decimal format.
stack-unit Enter the stack-unit number for the master switch.
all Enter the keyword all for all the stack units.
stack-unit-number Enter the stack-unit number. The range is from 0 to 11.
default Enter the keyword default to use the default Dell Networking OS image.
primary Enter the keyword primary to use the primary Dell Networking OS image.
secondary Enter the keyword secondary to use the secondary Dell Networking OS image.
nfsmount Enter the keyword nfsmount: to retrieve the image from a mounted NFS le
system. nfsmount://lepath
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/
lepath.
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 oer.
NOTE: In normal-reload, this keyword is not enabled.
Defaults Not congured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
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