Booting Using Console Commands
5-10 Initializing the Access Server
Boot Command Options
The following table lists the command options you can select for the boot command:
Option Definition Associated Options
B This command, without an
argument, starts a new boot
sequence to load the access server
with an executable image using the
default boot parameters.
–
B
name
This command and the argument
name
specifies a nonstandard boot
image. The access server looks for
the software
name
; first from Flash
RAM, then from the network.
B MNENG — This command instructs
the access server to look for the
MNENG2 software image first in Flash
RAM, then from the network.
b /tftp/serversw — This command
instructs the access server to look for
image /TFTP/SERVERSW; first in
Flash RAM, then from the network. If
you want lowercase letters, you have to
use quotation marks. For example:
b "/tftp/serversw"
B "" — This command and the quotation
marks (explicit null name) instruct the
access server to search for any image in
Flash RAM. If the access server is
unable to find an image in Flash RAM,
then it loads from the network. The
network load host defines this software
and is typically based on the Ethernet
MAC address of the access server.
B
media:name
In this command, the
media
part of
media:name
specifies which boot
media to use.
FLA: — Use Flash RAM. For example:
B FLA:MNENG2
ETH: — Use the network to find a load
host. For example:
B ETH:MNENG2
FLA:ETH: — Use Flash RAM first, and
if that does not work, then use the
network to find a load host. For example:
B FLA:ETH:MNENG2
