CLI Guide

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File Management
This section contains command line interface (CLI) commands needed to manage the configuration files,
as well as other file management commands.
boot system
Specify the location where the Dell Networking OS image used to boot the system is stored.
Syntax
boot system {gateway ip-address | stack-unit {stack-unit-number
| all} {default | primary | secondary} {ftp: | nfsmount: |
system: {A: | B: | bmp-boot} | tftp: | usbflash:}}
To return to the default boot sequence, use the no boot system command.
Parameters
gateway Enter the IP address of the default next-hop gateway for the
management subnet.
ip-address Enter an IP address in dotted decimal format.
stack-unit Enter the stack-unit number for the master switch.
all Enter the keyword all for all the stack units.
stack-unit-
number
Enter the stack-unit number. The range is from 1 to 6.
default Enter the keyword default to specify the default Dell
Networking OS image.
primary Enter the keyword primary to specify the primary Dell
Networking OS image.
secondary Enter the keyword secondary to specify the secondary Dell
Networking OS image.
system: Enter the keyword system: to use the system image file
URL (system).
ftp: Enter the keyword FTP: to retrieve the image from an FTP
server. ftp://userid:password@hostip/filepath.
nfsmount Enter the keyword nfsmount: to retrieve the image from a
mounted NFS file system. nfsmount://filepath
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