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Version Description
9.14(1.0) Introduced on the S4810 and S4820T.
9.14(0.0) Introduced on the S5048F–ON.
9.13(0.0) Introduced on the S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S4048T-ON, S6000–ON, S6010–ON,
S6100–ON, and Z9100–ON.
Usage
Information
If you enable the boot access password, the system prompts for a password when you access the GRUB
interface.
When you configure the boot access password, ensure that your password meets the following criteria:
● A minimum of eight characters in length
● A minimum of one lower case letter (a to z)
● A minimum of one upper case letter (A to Z)
● A minimum of one numeric character (0 to 9)
● A minimum of one special character including a space (" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~")
If your password does not meet the criteria, the system does not accept your password.
When you upgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS image, ensure that you upgrade the boot loader.
CAUTION: After configuring the boot access password, save it to a secure location. If you
forget it, you will not be able to access the options in the startup menu. If you forget both
the boot access password and the enable password, the system may become inaccessible.
Example
DellEMC(conf)#boot-access password 7 Hg$7^5HMoiY%
***********************************************************************
* Warning - boot-access password will enable password protection in
*
* GRUB. Keep it safe. Forgetting this password and the CLI password
*
* may result in switch becoming inaccessible.
*
***********************************************************************
Do you want to configure boot-access password? Proceed [yes/no]:yes
DellEMC(conf)#
boot system
Specify the location where the Dell EMC 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 keywords stack-unit to specify the stack unit number.
all Enter the keyword all for all the stack units.
stack-unit-
number
Enter the stack-unit number. The range is from 0 to 11.
default Enter the keyword default to specify the default Dell EMC Networking OS
image.
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