Fabric OS Reference Manual (Version 3.0)

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Telnet Commands

fastboot

Reboot the switch, bypassing POST.

Synopsis fastboot

Availability admin

Description Use this command to reboot the switch, bypassing Power On Self Test (POST). The reboot takes

effect immediately as the switch resets and executes normal power-on booting sequence. However,

POST is skipped. This reduces boot time significantly.

If POST has been disabled using the diagDisablePost command, then fastboot is the same as

reboot. However, fastboot skips the POST on the current reboot, while diagDisablePost skips

POST on all future reboots until cancelled by diagEnablePost.

While the switch is rebooting, the telnet session is closed and all Fibre Channel ports are inactive. If

the switch is part of a fabric, the remaining switches reconfigure.

Operands None.

Example To reboot the switch, bypassing the POST: