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BLADE OS 5.0 Command Reference
BMD00142, November 2009 Chapter 8: The Boot Options Menu
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1. At the Boot Options# prompt, enter:
2. Enter the name of the switch software to be replaced:
3. Enter the hostname or IPv4 address of the FTP or TFTP server.
4. Enter the name of the new software file on the server.
The exact form of the name will vary by server. However, the file location is normally relative to the
FTP or TFTP directory (usually /tftpboot).
5. Enter your username for the server, if applicable.
6. The system prompts you to confirm your request.
You should next select a software image to run, as described below.
Selecting a Software Image to Run
You can select which software image (image1 or image2) you want to run in switch memory for
the next reboot.
1. At the Boot Options# prompt, enter:
2. Enter the name of the image you want the switch to use upon the next boot.
Boot Options# gtimg
Enter name of switch software image to be replaced
["image1"/"image2"/"boot"]: <image>
Enter hostname or IP address of FTP/TFTP server: <name or IP address>
Enter name of file on FTP/TFTP server: <filename>
Enter username for FTP server or hit return for TFTP server: <username>
or <Enter>
Boot Options# image