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Appendix A Using BootWare menus
Accessing the BootWare menu
The BootWare program is stored in the built-in flash. It consists of one basic segment and one extended
segment. The basic segment enables the system to complete basic initialization, and the extended
segment bootstraps the Comware software images.
Table 4 lists the men
us that each segment provides and the major tasks you can perform with these menus.
You can access these menus only during system startup.
Table 4 BootWare menus
BootWare
segment
Menu Tasks Reference
Basic BASIC-BOOTWARE
• Modify serial port parameters.
• Upgrade BootWare.
• Start the primary or backup
BootWare extended segment.
Using the
BASIC-BOOTWARE menu
Basic BASIC ASSISTANT Perform RAM test.
Accessing the BASIC
ASSISTANT menu
Extended EXTEND-BOOTWARE
• Upgrade Comware software.
• Manage files.
• Access the system when the console
login password is lost.
• Clear user privilege passwords.
Using the
EXTEND-BOOTWARE
menu
Extended EXTEND-ASSISTANT
• Examine system memory.
• Search system memory.
Using the
EXTEND-ASSIS
TANT
menu
NOTE:
A
vailability of some menu options depends on the password recovery capability state. For more
information about the feature and its relevant menu options, see "Disabling password recovery
c
apability."
BootWare provides the shortcut keys in Table 5.
Table 5 BootWare shortcut keys
Shortcut
key
Prompt message Function
Ctrl+B
Press Ctrl+B to access
EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU
Accesses the EXTEND-BOOTWARE menu
while the device is starting up.
Ctrl+C
Please Start To Transfer File, Press <Ctrl+C> To
Exit
Stops the ongoing file transfer and exits the
current operation interface.