Admin Guide

About this task
Restart the switch to implement configuration changes or recover from a system failure. When you
restart the system, you can specify the boot config file name. If you do not specify a boot source and
file, the boot command uses the configuration files on the primary boot device defined by the boot
config choice command.
After the switch restarts normally, it sends a cold trap within 45 seconds after the restart.
Procedure
1. Enter Privileged EXEC mode:
enable
2. Restart the switch:
boot [config WORD<1–99>] [-y]
Important:
If you enter the boot command with no arguments, you cause the switch to start using
the current boot choices defined by the boot config choice command.
If you enter a boot command and the configuration file name without the directory, the
device uses the configuration file from /intflash/.
Example
Switch:1> enable
Restart the switch:
Switch:1# boot config /intflash/config.cfg
Switch:1# Do you want to continue? (y/n)
Switch:1# Do you want to continue? (y/n) y
Variable definitions
Use the data in the following table to use the boot command.
Table 1: Variable definitions
Variable Value
config WORD<1–99> Specifies the software configuration device and file
name in one of the following formats:
• /intflash/ <file>
The file name, including the directory structure, can
include up to 99 characters.
-y Suppresses the confirmation message before the
switch restarts. If you omit this parameter, you must
confirm the action before the system restarts.
Basic administration
October 2015 Administering Avaya VSP 7200 Series and 8000 Series 20
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