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74 Configuring PowerConnect 3424/P and 3448/P
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Enter the
show bootvar
command to verify which system image is currently active. The
following is an example of the information that appears:
console# show bootvar
Images currently available on the Flash
Image-1 active (selected for next boot)
Image-2 not active
console#
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Enter the
copy tftp://{tftp address}/{file name} image command
to copy
a new system image to the device. When the new image is downloaded, it is saved in the area
allocated for the other copy of system image (image-2, as given in the example). The
following is an example of the information that appears:
console# copy tftp://176.215.31.3/file1.ros image
Accessing file ‘file1’ on 176.215.31.3Ö
Loading file1 from 176.215.31.3:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Copy took 00:01:11 [hh:mm:ss]
Exclamation symbols indicate that a copying process is in progress. Each symbol (!) corresponds to
512 bytes transferred successfully. A period indicates that the copying process is timed out. Many
periods in a row indicate that the copying process failed.
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Select the image for the next boot by entering the
boot system
command. After this
command, enter the
show bootvar
command to verify that the copy indicated as a parameter
in the
boot system
command is selected for the next boot.
The following is an example of the information that appears:
console# boot system image-2
console# show bootvar
Images currently available on the Flash
Image-1 active
Image-2 not active (selected for next boot)
If the image for the next boot is not selected by entering the boot system command, the system
boots from the currently active image.