Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Cisco IOS Commands
boot boothlpr
boot boothlpr
Use the boot boothlpr global configuration command to load a special software image, which when
loaded into memory, can load a second software image into memory and start it. This variable is used
only for internal development and testing. Use the no form of this command to return to the default setting.
boot boothlpr filesystem:/file-url
no boot boothlpr
This command is available only on Catalyst 2950 Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) switches.
Syntax Description
Defaults No helper image is loaded.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines Filenames and directory names are case sensitive.
This command changes the setting of the BOOTHLPR environment variable. For more information, see
Appendix B, “Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Switch Boot Loader Commands.”
Related Commands
filesystem: Alias for a flash file system. Use flash: for the system board flash device.
/file-url The path (directory) and name of a bootable helper image.
Release Modification
12.1(11)YJ This command was introduced.
Command Description
show boot Displays the settings of the boot environment variables.

Cisco Catalyst 2950 Specifications

General

Forwarding Bandwidth	8.8 Gbps
Switching Capacity	13.6 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	6.6 Mpps
Weight	3.6 kg
RAM	16 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Operating Humidity	10% to 85% non-condensing
Uplink Ports	2 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Dimensions	4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 24.2 cm
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, Telnet, HTTP
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Status Indicators	system
Operating Temperature	0 to 45°C
Ports	24 x 10/100 Ethernet ports
MAC Address Table Size	8, 192 entries
Power Supply	Internal 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz