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Boot Options Menu
Introduction
You must be logged in to the switch as the administrator to use the Boot Options Menu.
The Boot Options Menu provides options for:
• Selecting a switch software image to be used when the switch is next reset.
• Selecting a configuration block to be used when the switch is next reset.
• Downloading or uploading a new software image to the switch via FTP/TFTP.
Menu information
Command: /boot
[Boot Options Menu]
image - Select software image to use on next boot
conf - Select config block to use on next boot
mode - Select CLI mode to use on next boot
prompt - Prompt for selectable boot mode
gtimg - Download new software image via FTP/TFTP
ptimg - Upload selected software image via FTP/TFTP
reset - Reset switch [WARNING: Restarts Spanning Tree]
cur - Display current boot options
Each of the Boot Options Menu commands is discussed in greater detail in the following sections.
Updating the switch software image
The switch software image is the executable code running on the switch. A version of the image ships
with the switch, and comes pre-installed on the device. As new versions of the image are released,
you can upgrade the software running on the switch.
Upgrading the software image on the switch requires the following:
• Loading the new image onto a FTP/TFTP server on your network
• Downloading the new image from the FTP/TFTP server to the switch
• Selecting the new software image to be loaded into switch memory the next time the switch is
reset
Downloading new software to the switch
The switch can store up to two different software images, called image1 and image2, as well as boot
software, called boot. When you download new software, you must specify where it should be
placed: either into image1, image2, or boot.
For example, if your active image is currently loaded into image1, you would probably load the new
image software into image2. This lets you test the new software and reload the original active image
(stored in image1), if needed.