Reference Guide
34 | File Management
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Related
Commands
boot host
c e
Set the location of the configuration file from a remote host.
Syntax
boot host {primary | secondary} remote-url
Parameters
Defaults
Not configured.
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Usage
Information
To display these changes in the show bootvar command output, you must save the 
running configuration to the startup configuration (using the copy command).
Related
Commands
boot network
c e
Set the location of the configuration file in a remote network.
Syntax
boot network {primary | secondary} remote-url
Parameters
Defaults
None
show bootvar Display the variable settings for the E-Series boot parameters.
primary
Enter the keywords primary to attempt to load the primary host configuration 
files.
secondary
Enter the keywords secondary to attempt to load the secondary host 
configuration files.
remote-url
Enter the following location keywords and information:
• For a file on an FTP server, enter 
ftp://user:password@hostip/filepath
• For a file on a TFTP server, enter tftp://hostip/filepath
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
E-Series original Command
show bootvar Display the variable settings for the E-Series boot parameters.
primary
Enter the keywords primary to attempt to load the primary network configuration 
files.
secondary
Enter the keywords secondary to attempt to load the secondary network 
configuration files.
remote-url
Enter the following location keywords and information:
• For a file on an FTP server, enter 
ftp://user:password@hostip/filepath
• For a file on a TFTP server, enter tftp://hostip/filepath










