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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 system
c e
Tell the system where to access the FTOS image used to boot the system.
Syntax
boot system {rpm0 | rpm1} (default | primary | secondary} file-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) and
reload system.
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.
rpm0
Enter the keyword rpm0 to configure boot parameters for RPM0.
rpm1
Enter the keyword rpm1 to configure boot parameters for RPM1.
default
After entering rpm0 or rpm1, enter the keyword default to specify the parameters
to be used if those specified by
primary or secondary fail. The default location
should always be the internal flash device (flash:), so that you can be sure that a
verified image is available there.
primary
After entering rpm0 or rpm1, enter the keyword primary to configure the boot
parameters used in the first attempt to boot FTOS.
secondary
After entering rpm0 or rpm1, enter the keyword secondary to configure boot
parameters used if the primary operating system boot selection is not available.
file-url
To boot from a file:
• on the internal Flash, enter
flash:// followed by the filename.
• on an FTP server, enter
ftp://user:password@hostip/filepath
• on the external Flash, enter slot0:// followed by the filename.
• on a TFTP server, enter
tftp://hostip/filepath
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
E-Series original Command