Specifications

24-16 Boot Prompt Commands
show
Displaysthecurrentlyactivebootprofile.AbootprofileisasetofparametersthataRoamAbout
switchusestocontrolthebootprocess.Eachbootprofilecontainsthefollowingparameters:
• Boottype—Eithercompactflash(localdeviceontheRoamAboutswitch)ornetwork(TFTP)
• Bootdevice—Locationofthesystemimagefile
• Filename—System
imagefile
•Flags—Numberrepresentingthebitsettingsofbootflagstopasstothebootedsystemimage.
• Options—Stringupto128bytesofbootoptionstopasstothebootedsystemimage
ARoamAboutswitchcanhaveuptofourbootprofiles,numbered0through3.Onlyoneboot
profilecanbe
activeatatime.Youcancreate,change,anddeletebootprofiles.Youalsocan
activateanotherbootprofileinplaceofthecurrentlyactiveone.
Syntax
show
Parameters
None.
Defaults
None.
Mode
Bootprompt.
Example
Todisplaythecurrentlyactivebootprofile,typethefollowingcommandatthebootprompt:
boot> show
BOOT Index: 0
BOOT TYPE: c
DEVICE: boot1:
FILENAME: default
FLAGS: 00000000
OPTIONS: run=nos;boot=0
Table 24‐1describesthefieldsinthedisplay.
Table 24-1 Output for show
Output What It Displays...
BOOT Index Boot profile slot, which can be a number from 0 to 3.
BOOT TYPE Boot type:
• c—Compact flash. Boots using nonvolatile storage or a flash card.
• n—Network. Boots using a TFTP server.