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Using BootWare menus
You can use the BootWare menus to upgrade the switch and maintain files when the CLI is not
accessible.
Accessing the BootWare menu
Table 11 lists the menus that each segment provides and the major tasks you can perform with these
menus. You can access these menus only during system startup.
Table 11 BootWare menus
BootWare
segment
Menu
Tasks
Reference
Basic
BASIC-BOOTWARE
 Modify serial port parameters.
 Upgrade BootWare.
 Start the primary or backup
BootWare extended segment.
See "Using the
BASIC-BOOTWARE
menu."
Basic
BASIC ASSISTANT
Perform RAM test.
See "Accessing the BASIC
ASSISTANT menu."
Extended
EXTENDED-BOOTWARE
 Upgrade Comware software.
 Manage files.
 Access the system when the
console login password is lost.
 Clear user privilege passwords.
See "Using the
EXTENDED-BOOTWARE
menu."
Extended
EXTENDED ASSISTANT
 Examine system memory.
 Search system memory.
See "Using the
EXTENDED ASSISTANT
menu."
NOTE:
Availability 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
capability."
BootWare provides the shortcut keys in Table 12 .
Table 12 BootWare shortcut keys
Shortcut
key
Prompt message
Function
Ctrl+B
Press Ctrl+B to access
EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU
Accesses the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu
while the device is starting up.