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B Commands

boot

bport

bport-keepalive

B Commands

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The commands in this chapter apply to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches. All commands are shown here in alphabetical order regardless of command mode. See the "Command Modes" section to determine the appropriate mode for each command. For more information, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide.

•boot

•bport

•bport-keepalive

boot

To perform operations on the system, use the boot command in configuration mode.

boot [ asm-sfn | kickstart | system] [bootflash: | slot0: | tftp:] [sup-1 | sup-2]

Syntax Description

asm-sfn	Configures the virtualization image.
module slot-number	Specifies the slot number of the ASM.
kickstart	Configures the kickstart image.
system	Configures the system image.
bootflash:	Specifies system image URI for bootflash.
slot0:	Specifies system image URI for slot 0.
tftp:	Specifies system image URI for TFTP.
sup-1	The upper supervisor.
sup-2	The lower supervisor.

Defaults

None.

Command Modes

Configuration mode.

Command History

This command was modified in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.2(2).

Usage Guidelines

The boot kickstart slot0:image command is currently not allowed. For kickstart, only bootflash: is allowed.

The boot auto-copy command is disabled by default. When issued, this command copies the boot variable images which are local (present) in the active supervisor module (but not in the standby supervisor module) to the standby supervisor module. For kickstart and system boot variables, only those images that are set for the standby supervisor module may be copied. For modules (line card) images, all modules present in standby's corresponding locations (bootflash or slot0) will be copied.

Examples

The following example adds the new system image file to the SYSTEM environment variable.

switch(config)# boot system bootflash:system.img

The following example boots from the CompactFlash device (slot0:). The switch updates the SYSTEM environment variable to reflect the new image file in the specified Flash device.

switch(config)# boot system slot0:system.img

The following example overwrites the old Kickstart environment variable in the configuration file:

switch(config)# boot kickstart kickstart.img

The following example specifies the ASM image to be used:

switch(config)# boot asm-sfn bootflash:m9000-ek9-asm-sfn-mz.1.2.2.bin

bport

To configure a B port FCIP interface, use the bport option. To disable a bport FCIP interface, use the no form of the option.

bport

no bport

Syntax Description

bport

Sets the B port mode.

Defaults

Disabled

Command Modes

Configuration mode

Command History

This command was introduced in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.1(1).

Usage Guidelines

Access this command from the switch(config-if)# submode.

Examples

switch# config t

switch(config)# interface fcip 1

switch(config-if)# bport

Related Commands

Command	Description
show interface fcip	Displays an interface configuration for a specified FCIP interface.
bport-keepalive	Configures B port keepalive responses.

bport-keepalive

To configure keepalive responses for B port FCIP interfaces, use the bport-keepalive option. To disable bport-keepalive for an FCIP interface, use the no form of the option.

bport-keepalive

no bport-keepalive

Syntax Description

bport-keepalive

Configures the keepalive responses for the B port FCIP interface.

Defaults

Disabled

Command Modes

Configuration mode

Command History

This command was introduced in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.1(1).

Usage Guidelines

Access this command from the switch(config-if)# submode.

Examples

switch# config t

switch(config)# interface fcip 1

switch(config-if)# bport-keepalives

Related Commands

Command	Description
show interface fcip	Displays an interface configuration for a specified FCIP interface.
bport	Configure a B port FCIP interface.