Reference Guide

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.
Example of Viewing the Configured Reload Mode
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
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