Operation Manual
Boot Prompt Commands
Boot Prompt Commands
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The following is an example of a boot profile from an MXR-2 that is booted with a software image
downloaded from a TFTP server. In the example, when the MXR-2 boots, it downloads a system
image file called bootfile located on a TFTP server with address 172.16.0.1.
boot> show
BOOT Index: 0
BOOT TYPE: n
DEVICE: emac1
FILENAME: bootfile
HOST IP: 172.16.0.1
LOCAL IP: 172.16.0.21
GATEWAY IP: 172.16.0.20
IP MASK: 255.255.255.0
FLAGS: 00000000
OPTIONS: run=nos
Table 25– 1 describes the fields in the display.
See Also
● change on page 25-527
● create on page 25-528
● delete on page 25-529
● dhcp on page 25-529
● next on page 25-533
Table 25– 1. Output for show
Field Description
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.
DEVICE Location of the system image file:
❑ c:—Nonvolatile storage area containing boot partition 0
❑ d:—Nonvolatile storage area containing boot partition 1
❑ e:—Primary partition of the flash card in the flash card slot
❑ f:—Secondary partition of the flash card in the flash card slot
❑ boot0—boot partition 0
❑ boot1—boot partition 1
When the boot type is Network, the device can be one of the following:
❑ emac1—Port 1 on an MXR-2
❑ emac2—Port 2 on an MXR-2
❑ mgmt or tsec0—The 10/100 port labelled Mgmt on an MX-200 or MX-216
HOST IP For network booting, the IP address of the host with the system image.
LOCAL IP For network booting, the IP address of the MX. If the DHCP option is enabled,
this does not need to be specified.
GATEWAY IP For network booting, the default router (gateway) used by the MX. If the DHCP
option is enabled, this does not need to be specified.
IP MASK For network booting, the subnet mask. If the DHCP option is enabled, this does
not need to be specified.
FILENAME System image file name.
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.