Basic Operation Guide 2013/06
Table Of Contents
- Switch Software
- Contents
- 1 Commands found in the Basic Operation Guide
- 2 Getting started
- 3 Using the Menu Interface
- 4 Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Overview
- Accessing the CLI
- Using the CLI
- Return message types with CLI commands
- CLI interactive commands
- CLI control and editing
- 5 Using the HP WebAgent
- 6 Switch memory and configuration
- Overview
- Configuration file management
- Using the CLI to implement configuration changes
- Creating a custom default configuration
- Using the menu and WebAgent to implement configuration changes configuration file
- Zeroization
- Using Primary and Secondary flash image options
- Multiple configuration files
- Display configuration of selected interface
- Automatic configuration update with DHCP Option 66
- 7 Interface access and system information
- 8 Configuring IP addressing
- Overview
- IP configuration
- Loopback interfaces
- IP Preserve: retaining VLAN-1 IP addressing across configuration file downloads
- Configuring a single source IP address
- 9 Software management
- Downloading switch documentation and software from the web
- Viewing or downloading the software manual set
- Downloading software updates for your switch
- Software signing and verification
- Saving configurations while using the CLI
- Important: Best Practices for software updates
- Updating the switch: overview
- Updating the switch: detailed steps
- Rolling back switch software
- Viewing or transferring alternate configuration files
- Downloading switch documentation and software from the web
- Index
Example 52 Boot command with secondary flash option
HP Switch(config)# boot system flash secondary
System will be rebooted from secondary image. Do you want to continue [y/n]?
In the above example, typing either a ‘y’ or ‘n’ at the second prompt initiates the reboot operation.
Using the fastboot feature. The fastback command allows a boot sequence that skips the internal
power-on self-tests, resulting in a faster boot time. When using redundant management and fastboot
is enabled, it is saved to the standby management module when the config files are synchronized.
Fastboot is used during the next bootup on either management module.
Syntax:
[no] fastboot
Enables the fastboot option
The no option disables the feature.
Syntax:
show fastboot
Shows the status of the fastboot feature, either enabled or disabled.
The fastboot command is shown below.
HP Switch(config)# fastboot
Using reload
The reload command reboots the switch from the flash image that you are currently booted on
(primary or secondary) or the flash image that was set either by the boot set-default command or
by the last executed boot system flash <primary | secondary> command. Because reload bypasses
some subsystem self-tests, the switch reboots faster than if you use either of the boot command
options. If you are using redundant management and redundancy is enabled, the switch will failover
to the other management module.
Syntax:
reload
For example, if you change the number of VLANs the switch supports, you must reboot the switch
in order to implement the change. The reload command prompts you to save or discard the
configuration changes.
Example 53 Using reload with redundant management and pending configuration changes
HP Switch(config)# max-vlans 12
Command will take effect after saving configuration and reboot.
HP Switch(config)# reload
This command will cause a switchover to the other management
module which may not be running the same software image and
configurations. Do you want to continue [y/n]? y
Scheduled reload. Beginning with software release K.11.34, additional parameters have been
added to the reload command to allow for a scheduled reboot of the switch via the CLI.
Syntax:
[no] reload [after <[dd:]hh:] [mm>] | [at <hh:mm[:ss]>] [<mm/dd[/[yy]yy]>]
Using Primary and Secondary flash image options 71