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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
system: Enter the keyword system: to retrieve the image from the system.
usbflash Enter the keyword usbflash: to retrieve the image from the USB flash memory.
usbflash://filename.
tftp: Enter the keyword TFTP: to retrieve the image from a TFTP server. tftp://hostip/
filepath.
A: | B: Enter A: or B: to boot one of the system partitions.
bmp-boot Enter the keyword bmp-boot to boot the system, when the you are not sure
about the partition that contains image from DHCP offer.
NOTE: In normal-reload, this keyword is not enabled.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced the support for bmp-boot on the S-Series and Z-Series switches.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Usage
Information
To display these changes in the show bootvar command output, save the running configuration to the
startup configuration (using the copy command) and reload system.
Use the bmp-boot keyword only when the device boots up from bare metal provisioning (BMP). For an
industrial standard upgraded device, the Dell networking OS stores the image partition upgraded from the
DHCP offer in the bmp-boot option.
cd
Change to a different working directory.
Syntax
cd flash: <directory name and path>
Parameters
flash: Use the keyword flash: to enter the directory name and path.
directory name
and path
Enter the directory name and path as follows: directory name
([[flash://]directory_path])
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
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