HP 7500/E7900 Switches and Fabric Modules - 7500-CMW520-R6708 Release Notes
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Shortcut
key
Prompt message
Function
Ctrl+U
Access BASIC-ASSISTANT MENU
Accesses the BASIC-ASSISTANT menu from
the BASIC-BOOTROM menu.
Accesses the Boot ROM update menu from the
EXTEND-BOOTROM menu.
Ctrl+Z
Ctrl+Z: Access EXTEND-ASSISTANT MENU
Accesses the EXTEND-ASSISTANT menu from
the EXTEND-BOOTROM menu.
Using the BASIC-BOOTROM menu
To access the BASIC-BOOTROM menu:
5. Power on the device.
6. Press Ctrl + D within four seconds after the "Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC BOOT MENU" prompt
message appears. If you fail to do this within the time limit, the system starts to run the extended
Boot ROM segment.
BASIC BOOT MENU
1. Update full BootRom
2. Update extended BootRom
3. Update basic BootRom
4. Boot extended BootRom
0. Reboot
Ctrl+U: Access BASIC-ASSISTANT MENU
Enter your choice(0-5):
Table 11 BASIC-BOOTROM menu options
Option
Task
1.Update full BootRom
Update the entire Boot ROM, including the basic segment
and the extended segment.
2. Update extended BootRom
Update the extended Boot ROM segment.
3. Update basic BootRom
Update the basic Boot ROM segment.
4. Boot extended BootRom
Run the extended Boot ROM segment.
0. Reboot
Reboot the switch.
Ctrl+U: Access BASIC-ASSISTANT MENU
Access the BASIC-ASSISTANT menu.
Updating the entire Boot ROM
To update the entire Boot ROM, enter 1 on the BASIC-BOOTROM menu:
BASIC BOOT MENU
1. Update full BootRom
2. Update extended BootRom
3. Update basic BootRom
4. Boot extended BootRom