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Boot Command Line Interface (BCLI)
Overview
All commands in this chapter are in BOOT_USER mode. These commands are supported on the Dell
Networking platform.
To access BOOT_USER mode, first boot your Dell Networking platform.When you see the “Press
ESC to stop auto-boot”, press ESC to log into BCLI.
You enter BOOT_USER mode immediately, as indicated by the
BOOT_USER# prompt
Commands
• boot change
• boot message
• boot zero
• boot show net config retries
• boot write net config retries
• default-gateway
• ignore enable-password
• ignore startup-config
• interface management ethernet ip address
• reload
• show bootvar
• show default-gateway
• show interface management ethernet
• serial console
• show serial console baud rate
• etheraddr <macaddr>
• NVRAM erase
• watchdog <string>
Note: You cannot use the Tab key to complete commands in this mode.










