CLI Reference Guide

Configuration and Image File Commands 335
Configuration and Image File Commands
boot system
Use the boot system command in Privileged EXEC mode to specify the system image that the
device loads at startup.
Syntax
boot system [image1|image2]
• image1|image2 — Image file.
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Privileged EXEC mode
User Guidelines
Use the show bootvar command to find out which image is the active image.
Example
The following example loads system image image1 for the next device startup.
console# boot system image1
clear config
Use the clear config command in Privileged EXEC mode to restore the switch to the default
configuration.
Syntax
clear config