Reference Guide

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The file server that holds the boot and configuration files must be configured to allow file transfers to the
switch. The system recognizes HTTP, TFTP, FTP, USB, and Flash URLs.
For example:
•
tftp://server ip or name/filename
• ftp://user:passwd@serverip or name//mypath/FTOS-A.B.C.D.bin
• flash://filename
• http://server ip
• name/filename
When loading the FTOS image, if the FTOS image on the server is different from the image on the local
flash, the system downloads the image from the server onto the local flash and reloads using that image. If
it is the same image, the system loads the configuration file, if present, or the startup-config without
downloading a new image.
Domain Name Server
Set up a Domain Name Server (DNS) to determine the host name applied in the switch startup
configuration when no configuration file is retrieved from the DHCP server. The DNS server is contacted
only when no configuration file is contained in a DHCP server response and the host name is not resolved
from the network-config file on the switch. Refer to the FTOS Configuration Guide, IPv4 Addressing
chapter, Resolution of Host Names for information.
System boot and set-up behavior in Jumpstart Mode
When the system boots up in Jumpstart (BMP) mode all ports, including management ports, are placed in
L3 mode in a
no shut state. The system acts as a DHCP client on these ports for a period of time
(dhcp-timeout). This allows the system time to send out a DHCP DISCOVER on all the
interface up ports
to the DHCP Server in order to obtain its IP address, boot image filename and configuration file from the
DHCP server.
1. System begins boot up process in Jumpstart mode (default mode)
2. The system sends DHCP Discover on all the interface up ports.
00:01:31: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %JUMPSTART-5-JUMPSTART_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER sent on Ma 0/0.
00:01:31: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %JUMPSTART-5-JUMPSTART_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER sent on Te 0/0.
00:01:31: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %JUMPSTART-5-JUMPSTART_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER sent on Te 0/5.
00:01:31: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %JUMPSTART-5-JUMPSTART_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER sent on Te 0/6.
00:01:47: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %JUMPSTART-5-JUMPSTART_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER sent on Te 0/8.
00:01:47: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %JUMPSTART-5-JUMPSTART_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER sent on Te 0/
35.
00:01:47: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %JUMPSTART-5-JUMPSTART_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER sent on Fo 0/
56.
00:01:47: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %JUMPSTART-5-JUMPSTART_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER sent on Fo 0/
60.
00:01:47: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %JUMPSTART-5-JUMPSTART_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER sent on Ma 0/0.