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Normal mode The switch loads the Dell Networking OS image and startup configuration file stored in the local flash.
New configurations require that the Management IP and Management Interface be configured manually.
This mode is set with the reload-type normal-reload command.
If a switch enters a loop while reloading in Jumpstart mode because it continuously tries to contact a DHCP server and
a DHCP server is not found, enter the stop jump-start command to interrupt the repeated discovery attempts. The
startup configuration file stored in the local flash on the switch is loaded as part of the stop jump-start command and
Auto-Configuration mode is changed to Normal reload.
The reload settings that you configure with the reload-type command are stored in non-volatile memory and retained for
future reboots. Enter the reload command to reload the switch in the current configured mode: Normal or Jumpstart mode.
● Reload a switch running BMP version 2.0 in either Normal or Jumpstart mode.
EXEC Privilege mode
reload-type {normal-reload | jump-start [config-download {enable | disable}] [dhcp-
timeout minutes]}
If you reload in Jumpstart mode, you can configure:
○ config-download: Whether the switch boots up using the configuration file downloaded from the DHCP/file servers
(enable) OR if the downloaded file is discarded and the startup configuration file stored in the local flash is used
(disable).
○ dhcp-timeout: The amount of time the switch waits for a DHCP server response before reverting to Normal mode and
loading the startup configuration from the flash. The default time is infinity, which makes the switch continue to wait
forever unless you issue the stop jump-start command.
The range is from 1 to 50 minutes.
The default is the switch tries to contact a DHCP server an infinite number of times.
● This command stops the jumpstart reload process while it is in progress and changes the reload type to Normal mode.
EXEC Privilege mode
stop jump-start
If the command is initiated while the switch is downloading an image or configuration file, the command takes effect when
the DHCP release is sent.
To display the currently configured Reload mode for a switch running BMP version 2.0, use the show reload-type or show
bootvar command.
Dell#show reload-type
Reload-Type : jump-start [Next boot :jump-start]
config-download : enable
dhcp-timeout : 10
Dell#show bootvar
. . content truncated..
Reload Mode = jump-start
File URL = tftp:/30.0.0.1/Dell-SE-8-3-8-17.bin
Jumpstart Mode
Jumpstart (BMP) mode is the default boot mode configured for a new switch arriving from Dell Networking. This mode obtains
the Dell Networking OS image and configuration file from a network source (DHCP server and file server).
DHCP Server/Configuration
You must first configure an external DHCP server before you can use Jumpstart mode on a switch. Configure the DHCP server
with the following parameters for each client switch. The DHCP server is configured to assign an IP address to the switch and
specify the files to download.
For more information, refer to the Dell Networking OS Configuration Guide, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol chapter.
Configure one or more of the following parameters on the DHCP server:
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