Dell Force10 C150 - Recovering from a Failed Start

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Recovering from a Failed Start
A system that does not start correctly might be attempting to boot from a corrupted FTOS image or from a
incorrect location. To resolve the problem, you can restart the system and interrupt the boot process to
point the system to another boot location by using the
boot change command, as described below. For
details on the
boot change command, its supporting commands, and other commands that can help recover
from a failed start, refer to the BOOT_USER chapter in the FTOS Command Reference.
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Power-cycle the chassis (pull the power cord and reinsert it).
2 Abort bootup by sending the break
signal when prompted.
Ctrl-Shift 6 (Ctrl-^)—C-Series and E-Series
(On the S-Series, hit any key)
(during bootup)
3 Tell the system where to access the
FTOS image used to boot the system:
• Enter primary to configure the boot
parameters used in the first attempt
to boot the system.
• Enter secondary for when the
primary operating system boot
selection is not available.
• Enter default to configure boot
parameters used if the secondary
operating system boot parameter
selection is not available. The
default location should always be
the internal flash device (flash:),
and a verified image should be
stored there.
boot change {primary | secondary | default}
After entering the keywords and desired option,
press Enter. The software prompts you to enter
the following:
• boot device (ftp, tftp, flash, slot0)
Note: S-Series can only use a TFTP location.
• image file name
• IP address of the server with the image
• username and password (only for FTP)
BOOT_USER
4 On S-Series systems only, assign a port
to be the Management Ethernet
interface.
interface management ethernet port portID BOOT_USER
5 Assign an IP address to the
Management Ethernet interface.
[no] interface management ethernet ip
address ip-address mask
BOOT_USER
6 (OPTIONAL) On C- and E-Series
systems only, configure speed, duplex,
and negotiation settings for the
management interface.
interface management port config
{half-duplex | full-duplex | 10m | 100m |
auto-negotiation | no auto-negotiation | show}
BOOT_USER
7 Assign an IP address as the default
gateway for the system.
[no] default-gateway ip-address BOOT_USER
8 Reload the system. reload BOOT_USER