Users Guide

If the switch attempts to contact a DHCP server and one is not found, it enters a loop while reloading in
BMP mode. To interrupt the reload and boot up in Normal mode, enter the stop bmp command. The
startup conguration is then loaded from the local ash on the switch.
To toggle between Normal and BMP Auto Conguration modes, use the reload-type command in BMP
3.0. Reload settings for Auto Conguration mode that you congure are stored in memory and retained for
future reboots and BMP software upgrades. To reload the switch in the last congured mode: Normal reload
or BMP mode, you can enter the reload command at any time.
Upgrade any conguration changes that have changed the NVRAM content by performing a reload on the
chassis.
While BMP is on, the Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide prompt changes to “Dell-BMP”.
Related Commands
• show reload-type — displays the current reload mode (BMP or Normal mode).
• stop jumpstart — Stops the Jumpstart (BMP) process to prevent a loop if the DHCP server is not
found
show reload-type
Display the reload type currently congured on the system.
Syntax
show reload-type
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History To execute the post-conguration script after applying the startup conguration,
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version 9.2(0.0) Updated output example to include auto-save and retry-count parameters.
Version 9.1(0.0) Updated reload type parameters.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.4 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.10.0 Introduced for the S4810.
Usage Information
Check the currently congured auto-conguration mode (BMP or Normal reload) on a switch running BMP
3.0 using the show reload-type command.
The show bootvar or show system brief commands can also be used to display the current reload
mode for BMP 3.0. The commands include the path of the Dell Networking OS image le retrieved from a
DHCP server.
Example
Dell#show reload-type
Reload-Type : normal-reload [Next boot :bmp]
Auto-Save : enable
Config-Download : enable
Dhcp-Timeout : 30
Retry-Count : 4
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